Title: Winter king : Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England /
Authors: Penn, Thomas.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Henry; Tudor, House of.; Henry; Tudor, House of.; Great Britain Politics and government; Great Britain History; Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography.; Great Britain Politics and government.; Great Britain History; Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography.
Abstract: 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.
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.