Winter king
Subtitle: Henry VII and the dawn of Tudor England
By: Thomas Penn
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781439191569; 9781439191583
Subjects: Politics and government; Kings and rulers; Biography; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd., 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: Red rose, avenger of the white; title: Blood and roses; title: Not a drop of doubtful royal blood; title: Richmond; title: He seeks in all places to destroy me; title: Now must you supply the mother's part also; title: Change of worlds; title: No sure way; title: Council learned; title: Our second treasure; title: Null and void; title: This day came De la Pole; title: New heaven, new earth; title: A state of avarice; title: Extraordinary justice; title: Courage to be bold; title: Savage harshness made complete; title: The art of dying; title: Rich, ferocious, thirsting for glory.