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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... knew particularly and familiarly Edward Plantagenet , had a hand in the business , from whom the priest might take his aim . That which is most probable , out of the precedent and subsequent acts , is , that it was the Queen Dowager40 ...
... knew particularly and familiarly Edward Plantagenet , had a hand in the business , from whom the priest might take his aim . That which is most probable , out of the precedent and subsequent acts , is , that it was the Queen Dowager40 ...
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... knew well he could not receive any opposition so potent as if King Henry should either upon policy of state in preventing the growing greatness of France , or upon gratitude unto the Duke of Brittany for his former favours in the time ...
... knew well he could not receive any opposition so potent as if King Henry should either upon policy of state in preventing the growing greatness of France , or upon gratitude unto the Duke of Brittany for his former favours in the time ...
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... knew well that France was now entire and at unity with itself , and never so mighty for many years before . He saw , by the taste he had of his forces sent into Brittany , that the French knew well enough how to make war with the ...
... knew well that France was now entire and at unity with itself , and never so mighty for many years before . He saw , by the taste he had of his forces sent into Brittany , that the French knew well enough how to make war with the ...
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