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Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England

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  • Author: Penn, Thomas
    Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster paperback ed.
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    2013
    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.

    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.
    Original Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster
    Language(s): English