Definition of Henrician in English:
Henrician
adjective hɛnˈrɪʃɪənhenˈriSHēən
Relating to the reign and policies of Henry VIII of England.
Example sentencesExamples
- For all his ruthlessness, Cromwell gave away a hostage to fortune by his efforts to propel Henrician religious policy in a moderately Protestant direction.
- Although examinations of Henrician literature and propaganda are hardly new, Warner adds an interesting twist - that Henry was himself directing the literary campaign.
- For the post-Reformation English Catholic community owed everything to Henrician and Marian survivalism, and relatively little to the missions of seminary priests and Jesuits after 1570.
- More's oblique criticism of the extravagance of the Henrician court became a blueprint for social reformers.
- Little excavation has yet taken place on such sites, but at Camber Castle, one of the Henrician forts, it showed a rapid succession of plan changes, as engineers struggled to find a solution to the menace of artillery.