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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... Charles the Eighth , the French King , by the virtue and good fortune of his two immediate pre- decessors , Charles the Seventh his grandfather and Lewis the Eleventh his father , received the kingdom of France in more flourishing and ...
... Charles the Eighth , the French King , by the virtue and good fortune of his two immediate pre- decessors , Charles the Seventh his grandfather and Lewis the Eleventh his father , received the kingdom of France in more flourishing and ...
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... Charles ( being also a young king and a bachelor ) , and loath to make her country the seat of a long and miserable war , secretly yielded to accept of King Charles . But during this secret treaty with the lady , the better to save it ...
... Charles ( being also a young king and a bachelor ) , and loath to make her country the seat of a long and miserable war , secretly yielded to accept of King Charles . But during this secret treaty with the lady , the better to save it ...
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... Charles , and that Charles had restored unto them the counties of Roussillon and Perpignan , which formerly were mortgaged by John King of Aragon , Ferdinando's father , unto France , for 300,000 crowns , which debt was also upon this ...
... Charles , and that Charles had restored unto them the counties of Roussillon and Perpignan , which formerly were mortgaged by John King of Aragon , Ferdinando's father , unto France , for 300,000 crowns , which debt was also upon this ...
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