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Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England / Thomas Penn.

By: Publication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edDescription: xiv, 448 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781439191569
  • 1439191565
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 942.05/1092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • DA330 .P46 2012
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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Book Book NMC Library Stacks DA330 .P46 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001214146

Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd., 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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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