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ThisisamajornewstudenteditionofthetextdescribdeasthefirstmodernclassicofEnglishhistory.Bacon`spenetrationintohumanmotives，hislife-longexperienceofpoliticsandgovernment，andhisremardableliteraryskills，renderhisHistoryoftheReignofKingHenryamajorworkofEnglishliteratureandanimportantdocumentinthehistoryofpoliticalthought.TheintroductionplacesBacon`sHistoryinthecontextofRenaissancehisoriography，revealingitsdebttoTacitus，andshowsBacon`soriginalityinre-orderingtraditionalmaterialtomakeacoherentpsychologicalanalysisoftheKing`sactions.Inadditiontotheusualseriesfeaturesandsupportingcontextualmaterial（includingrelevantEssaysbyBacon），generouseditorialfootnotesexplainthehistoricalandpoliticalissuesofthereignofHenry，andasubstantialglossaryclarifiesclarifiesBacon`srichbutsometimesunfamiliarvocabulary.BRIANVICKERS，isProfessorofEnglishLiteratureandDirectoroftheCentreforRenaissanceStudies，ETHZurich.HehaspublishedextensivelyonFrancisBacon，notablyinFrancisBaconandRenaissanceProse（Cambridge，1968），EssentialArticlesonFrancisBacon（London，1972），andnumerousessays.HehasrecentlyeditedBaconsmajorEnglishworksfortheOxfordAuthorsseries，FrancisBacon（1996）.