xii, 204 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
For too long, Arthur Tudor has been remembered only for what he never became. The boy who died prematurely and paved the way for the revolutionary reign of his younger brother, Henry VIII. Yet, during his short life, Arthur was at the center of one of the most tumultuous periods of England?s history. At the time of his birth, he represented his father?s hopes for a dynasty and England?s greatest chance of peace. As he grew, he witnessed feuds, survived rebellion and became the focal point of an international alliance. Arthur?s death at the age of 15 was not just a personal tragedy for his parents. It changed the course of the future and deprived England of one of the most educated and cultivated princes in their history. Arthur would never wear the crown the of England. But few Princes of Wales had been better prepared to rule.
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