The History of the Reign of King Henry VIIChiefly remembered for his role in ending the Wars of the Roses, Henry VII remains a rather mysterious figure. This biography—one of the first modern classics of English history—reveals the often surprising man behind the crown. Although written some hundred years after the death of Henry VII, Francis Bacon's analysis of the monarch's life is both penetrating and insightful. Rather than simply cataloging the facts of his reign, Bacon examines Henry VII's motivations to create not only an important historical work, but also a key document in the development of political thought. The result is essential reading for anyone interested in British history, politics, or literature. Statesman, scientist, philosopher, and essayist, Francis Bacon (1561–1626) is one of the leading figures in Elizabethan and Jacobean history. |
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... fit for him to hasten to let his people see that he meant to govern by law , howsoever he came in by the sword ; and fit also to reclaim them to know him for their king , whom they had so lately talked of as an enemy or banished man ...
... fit for him to hasten to let his people see that he meant to govern by law , howsoever he came in by the sword ; and fit also to reclaim them to know him for their king , whom they had so lately talked of as an enemy or banished man ...
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... fit it should pass by parliament , the better ( being matter of grace ) to impropriate the thanks to himself , using only the opportunity of a parliament time , the better to disperse it into the veins of the kingdom . Therefore during ...
... fit it should pass by parliament , the better ( being matter of grace ) to impropriate the thanks to himself , using only the opportunity of a parliament time , the better to disperse it into the veins of the kingdom . Therefore during ...
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... fit occasion to send the Lord Treasurer and Mr Bray ( whom he used as counsellor ) to the Lord Mayor of London , requiring of the city a priest of six thousand marks.31 But after many parleys he could obtain but two thousand pounds ...
... fit occasion to send the Lord Treasurer and Mr Bray ( whom he used as counsellor ) to the Lord Mayor of London , requiring of the city a priest of six thousand marks.31 But after many parleys he could obtain but two thousand pounds ...
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