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Author:

Penn, Thomas.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st Simon & Schuster pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,

Copyright Date:

2013, c2011

Description:

xxvii, 448 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, geneal. table ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Henry--VII,--King of England,--1457-1509.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1509.
Great Britain--History--Henry VII, 1485-1509.
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Notes:

Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd., 2011. Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-428) and index.

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.

ISBN:

1439191573 (pbk.)
9781439191576 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)829695408

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)