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Winter king, Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England, Thomas Penn

Label
Winter king, Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England, Thomas Penn
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Winter king
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Thomas Penn
Sub title
Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England
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
Table Of 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
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