Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
Note |
Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd., 2011. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
Subject |
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1509.
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Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509.
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Tudor, House of.
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Biographies. |
Standard # |
9781439191569 |
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1439191565 |
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9781439191583 ebook |
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1439191581 ebook |
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