Fatal rivalry
Subtitle: Henry VIII, James IV and the battle for Renaissance Britain : Flodden 1513
By: George Goodwin
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780297867395; 9780297867401
Subjects: History; Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513; Schlacht; Flodden
Other titles: Henry VIII, James IV and the battle for Renaissance Britain; Flodden 1513
Description: "In 1509 the young Henry VIII renewed his father's Treaty of Perpetual Peace with Scotland. Yet by 1511 he was already planning an invasion of France, Scotland's traditional ally. Over the next two years, the King of Scots, James IV, resisted both the threats of Henry VIII and the blandishments of Louis XII of France. But in 1513 he was forced to choose. In Fatal Rivalry, George Goodwin ... captures the vibrant Renaissance splendour of the royal courts of England and Scotland, with their new wealth, innovation and artistic expression. He shows how the wily Henry VII, far from the miser king of tradition, spent vast sums to secure his throne and to elevate the monarchy to a new magnificence. He demonstrates how James IV competed with the older Henry, even claiming Arthurian legend to support Scottish independence. Such rivalry served as a substitute for war - until Henry VIII's belligerence forced the real thing. As England and Scotland move towards their biggest-ever battle, Goodwin deftly deploys a sparkling cast of characters. There are manoeuvring ministers, cynical foreign allies, conspiring cardinals, and contrasting queens in Katherin of Aragon and Margaret Tudor. Finally, at Flodden on 9 September 1513, King James faces an old military foe. He seems poised for a crushing victory that will confirm his reputation - until that day at least - as Scotland's greatest king"--Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- 1.; title: Uncertain Inheritors -- -- 2.; title: New Kings -- -- 3.; title: 1496 and 1497 -- War on the Border -- -- 4.; title: The Common Condition -- -- 5.; title: The Treaty of Perpetual Peace -- -- 6.; title: A New Monarchy -- -- 7.; title: Renaissance Monarchy -- Power -- -- 8.; title: Renaissance Monarchy -- Display -- -- 9.; title: Henry VIII -- The Protected Prince -- -- 10.; title: Henry VIII -- A Liberated King -- -- 11.; title: James IV and the `Realization' of Scottish History -- -- 12.; title: Their Renaissance Majesties -- -- 13.; title: Seapower -- -- 14.; title: King or Vassal -- -- 15.; title: 1513 -- Breakdown -- -- 16.; title: 1513 -- Katherine, Regent and Governess of England -- -- 17.; title: 1513 -- War -- -- 18.; title: Invasion -- -- 19.; title: Preparing the Ground -- -- 20.; title: Flodden -- 9 September 1513 -- -- 21.; title: Aftermath.