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02538aam a2200337Ii 4500 001 6269F7ECD28811E3A8DAE9D9DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140503010047 008 130923t20142013nyuafj b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781605985497 020 $a 160598549X 035 $a (OCoLC)858843431 040 $a YDXCP $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d MSA $d CXP $d DAD $d OI6 $d UIB $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- 050 4 $a DA315 $b .S44 2014 100 1 $a Seward, Desmond, $d 1935- 245 14 $a The last white rose : $b [the secret wars of the Tudors] / $c Desmond Seward. 250 $a 1st Pegasus Books hardcover ed. 260 $a New York : $b Pegasus Books, $c 2014, c2013. 300 $a xvii, 413 p., [8] p. of plates : $b ill., geneal. table ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [356]-389) and index. 520 $a One of the most dramatic periods of British history, the Wars of the Roses didn't end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Despite the death of Richard III and Henry VIIs victory, it continued underground into the following century with plots, pretenders and subterfuge by the ousted white rose faction. In a brand new interpretation of this turning point in history, well known historian Desmond Seward reviews the story of the Tudors' seizure of the throne and shows that for many years they were far from secure. He challenges the way we look at the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, explaining why there were so many Yorkist pretenders and conspiracies, and why the new dynasty had such difficulty establishing itself. King Richard's nephews, the Earl of Warwick and the little known de la Pole brothers, all had the support of dangerous enemies overseas, while England was split when the lowly Perkin Warbeck skilfully impersonated one of the princes in the tower in order to claim the right to the throne. Warwick's surviving sister Margaret also became the desperate focus of hopes that the White Rose would be reborn. The book also offers a new perspective on why Henry VIII, constantly threatened by treachery, real or imagined, and desperate to secure his power with a male heir, became a tyrant. 600 30 $a Tudor, House of. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History $y Tudors, 1485-1603. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Politics and government $y 1485-1603. 941 $a 3 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006075134.0 952 $l NBPB943 $d 20180704035204.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20141223011605.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6269F7ECD28811E3A8DAE9D9DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search