Henry VII

Henry VII - Penguin Monarchs

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Publisher's Synopsis

Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format

Henry VII was one of England's unlikeliest monarchs. An exile and outsider with barely a claim to the throne, his victory over Richard III at Bosworth Field seemed to many in 1485 only the latest in the sequence of violent convulsions among England's nobility that would come to be known as the Wars of the Roses - with little to suggest that the obscure Henry would last any longer than his predecessor. To break the cycle of division, usurpation, deposition and murder, he had both to maintain a grip on power and to convince England that his rule was both rightful and effective. Here, Sean Cunningham explores how, in his ruthless and controlling kingship, Henry VII did so, in the process founding the Tudor dynasty.

Book information

ISBN: 9780141977768
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Allen Lane
Pub date:
DEWEY: 942.051092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 567g
Height: 186mm
Width: 123mm
Spine width: 19mm