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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... Pope in the presence of the cardinals , did so magnify the King and Queen as was enough to glut the hearers . But then he did again so extol and deify the Pope as made all that he had said in praise of his master and mistress seem ...
... Pope in the presence of the cardinals , did so magnify the King and Queen as was enough to glut the hearers . But then he did again so extol and deify the Pope as made all that he had said in praise of his master and mistress seem ...
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... Pope Leo . And this offence , in itself so heinous , was yet in him aggravated by the motive thereof , which was not malice or discontent , but an aspiring mind to the papacy . And in this he of impiety there wanted not an intermixture ...
... Pope Leo . And this offence , in itself so heinous , was yet in him aggravated by the motive thereof , which was not malice or discontent , but an aspiring mind to the papacy . And in this he of impiety there wanted not an intermixture ...
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... Pope's use , with little or no scandal . It was thought the King shared in the money , but it appears by a letter ... Pope Julius on the King's behalf to expedite the bull of dispensation for the marriage between Prince Henry and the ...
... Pope's use , with little or no scandal . It was thought the King shared in the money , but it appears by a letter ... Pope Julius on the King's behalf to expedite the bull of dispensation for the marriage between Prince Henry and the ...
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