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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... doubt out of a princely feeling was sparing and compassionate towards his subjects ) . But their snowball did not gather as it went . For the people came not in to them , neither did any rise or declare themselves in other parts of the ...
... doubt out of a princely feeling was sparing and compassionate towards his subjects ) . But their snowball did not gather as it went . For the people came not in to them , neither did any rise or declare themselves in other parts of the ...
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... doubt pierced the King more than if Stanley had charged his lance upon him in the field . For if Stanley would hold that opinion , that a son of King Edward had still the better right , he being so principal a person of authority and ...
... doubt pierced the King more than if Stanley had charged his lance upon him in the field . For if Stanley would hold that opinion , that a son of King Edward had still the better right , he being so principal a person of authority and ...
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... doubt ripped up in the times following , when the divorce of King Henry the Eighth from the Lady Catherine did so much busy the world , whether Arthur was bedded with his lady or no , whereby that matter in fact ( of carnal knowledge ) ...
... doubt ripped up in the times following , when the divorce of King Henry the Eighth from the Lady Catherine did so much busy the world , whether Arthur was bedded with his lady or no , whereby that matter in fact ( of carnal knowledge ) ...
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