Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England

Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England
ISBN-10
1439191565
ISBN-13
9781439191569
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2012-03-06
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Thomas Penn

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.

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