Winter King
Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England
by Thomas Penn
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Winter King
1501 England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy and civil war. Henry VII clambered to the top of the heap—a fugitive with a flimsy claim to England’s crown who managed to win the throne and stay on it for 16 years.
Although he built palaces, hosted magnificent jousts and sent ambassadors across Europe, for many Henry VII remained a false king. But he had a crucial asset: his family—the queen and their children, the living embodiment of his hoped-for dynasty. Now, in what would be the crowning glory of his reign, his elder son would marry a great Spanish princess.
Thomas Penn re-creates an England that is both familiar and very strange—a country medieval yet modern, in which honor and chivalry mingle with espionage, real politik, high finance and corruption. It is the story of Henry VII himself—controlling, avaricious, paranoid, with Machiavellian charm and will to power; of the transformation of a young, vulnerable boy, Prince Henry, into the aggressive teenager who would become Henry VIII; and of Catherine of Aragon, his future queen.
Winter King is an unforgettable tale of pageantry, intrigue, the thirst for glory—and the fraught, unstable birth of Tudor England.
Hardcover : 480 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Inc. ( March 01, 2012 )
Item #: 13-517993
ISBN: 9781439191569
Product Dimensions: 6.25 x 9.25 x 1.2inches
Product Weight: 26.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Fast Start 
May 14, 2012
Need to read this book a little slower as it starts off fast.
Reviewer: Debbie H
Fast Start
May 14, 2012
Book started off moving a little fast in the beginning. I found myself going back to some pages to get thoughts together. All in all this is a very detailed book which I recommened reading a little slower than others.
Reviewer: Debbie H
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