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Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Penn, Thomas.
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xxvii, 448 p., [8] p. of plates : |
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9781439191569 |
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Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Penn, Thomas.
Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Penn, Thomas.
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Penn, Thomas.
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Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England / Thomas Penn.
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Edition:
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1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
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Physical description:
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xxvii, 448 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports., geneal. table ; 24 cm.
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Personal subject:
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Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509.
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Personal subject:
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Tudor, House of.
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Geographic term:
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Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1509.
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Great Britain--History--Henry VII, 1485-1509.
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Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
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General Note:
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Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd., 2011.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-428) and index.
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Contents:
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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.
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Summary:
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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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9781439191569 (hbk.)
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1439191565 (hbk.)
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(ISBN invalid)9781439191583 (ebook)
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(ISBN invalid)1439191581 (ebook)
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5511462
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2011036144
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