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Penn, Thomas.
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| Material type: |
Biography |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1509.
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
HenryVII,King of England,1457-1509.
Tudor, House of.
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| Language: |
English |
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012, c2011. |
| Description: |
xxvii, 448 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781439191569 1439191565 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd., 2011. |
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| 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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| 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. |