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Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England
Format:
Book
Title:
Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England
Author:
ISBN:
9781439191569

9781439191576
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Physical Description:
xiv, 448 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
General Note:
Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd., 2011.
Contents:
Prologue: Red rose, avenger of the white -- Blood and roses -- Not a drop of doubtful royal blood -- Richmond -- He seeks in all places to destroy me -- Now must you supply the mother's part also -- Change of worlds -- No sure way -- Council learned -- Our second treasure -- Null and void -- This day came De la Pole -- New heaven, new earth -- A state of avarice -- Extraordinary justice -- Courage to be bold -- Savage harshness made complete -- The art of dying -- Rich, ferocious, thirsting for glory.
Summary:
Profiles Henry VII as an enigmatic and ruthless king of a country ravaged by decades of conspiracy and civil war, discussing the costs of establishing a Tudor monarchy and the ways he set the stage for Henry VIII's reign.
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