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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Page 88
... abroad , and how far everyone was engaged , and what new ones they meant afterwards to try or board ; and as this for the persons , so for the actions themselves , to discover to the bottom ( as they could ) the utmost of Perkin and the ...
... abroad , and how far everyone was engaged , and what new ones they meant afterwards to try or board ; and as this for the persons , so for the actions themselves , to discover to the bottom ( as they could ) the utmost of Perkin and the ...
Page 104
... abroad until it appear in due time , as this has had . But Almighty God , that stopped the mouth of the lions , and saved little Joas from the tyranny of Athaliah when she massacred the King's children , and did save Isaac when the hand ...
... abroad until it appear in due time , as this has had . But Almighty God , that stopped the mouth of the lions , and saved little Joas from the tyranny of Athaliah when she massacred the King's children , and did save Isaac when the hand ...
Page 164
... abroad . For foreigners that could not see the passages of affairs , but made their judgements upon the issues of them , noted that he was ever in strife and ever aloft . It grew also from the airs that the princes and states abroad ...
... abroad . For foreigners that could not see the passages of affairs , but made their judgements upon the issues of them , noted that he was ever in strife and ever aloft . It grew also from the airs that the princes and states abroad ...
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