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Henry VII (Penguin Monarchs)

Henry VII (Penguin Monarchs)

Treason and Trust

by Sean Cunningham
Hardback
Publication Date: 26/11/2023

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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 like 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 that 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, controlling and personal kingship, Henry VII did so; in the process founding the Tudor dynasty and, arguably, helping to lay the foundations for modern government.

ISBN:
9780141977768
9780141977768
Category:
Biography: royalty
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
26-11-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Books, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
160
Dimensions (mm):
180x120x25mm
Weight:
0.57kg
Sean Cunningham

Sean Cunningham is a Principal Records Specialist at the National Archives.

A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has published widely on late medieval and early Tudor England.

His books include, most recently, a historical biography of Henry VII.

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