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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... likewise that Maximilian , King of the Romans , was a prince warlike and potent , who he made account would give succours to the Bretons roundly . So then , judging it would be a work of time , he laid his plot how he might best make ...
... likewise that Maximilian , King of the Romans , was a prince warlike and potent , who he made account would give succours to the Bretons roundly . So then , judging it would be a work of time , he laid his plot how he might best make ...
Page 119
... likewise with a very great number of tall soldiers more than for the proportion of the castle , reckoning rather upon a sharp assault than a long siege . And for the country likewise , he had caused the people to withdraw their cattle ...
... likewise with a very great number of tall soldiers more than for the proportion of the castle , reckoning rather upon a sharp assault than a long siege . And for the country likewise , he had caused the people to withdraw their cattle ...
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... likewise be discovered towards the northwest . And surely , it may be he had more firm and pregnant conjectures of it than Columbus had of his at the first . For the two great islands of the old and new world , being in the shape and ...
... likewise be discovered towards the northwest . And surely , it may be he had more firm and pregnant conjectures of it than Columbus had of his at the first . For the two great islands of the old and new world , being in the shape and ...
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