Winter King [electronic resource] : The Dawn of Tudor England
Penn, Thomas2011
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Winner of THE HW FISHER BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE SPECTATOR, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL and SUNDAY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Imagine Wolf Hall rewritten by John le Carré ... gripping ... a rare achievement' Tom Holland, Guardian It is 1501. Henry VII has won the throne of England through luck, guile and ruthlessness. But for many he remains a usurper. Now, his elder son is to marry, in a wedding upon which the fate of the country, and the entire Tudor dynasty, will hang ... 'A masterpiece. Rich, resonant and utterly compelling' Helen Castor, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year 'Gripping ... brilliant ... The enigmatic Henry is brought thrillingly to life as one of the most unlikely but tenacious kings ever to wear the English crown' Dan Jones, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year 'Thrilling and sinister' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year 'Enthralling ... Penn captures the weirdness, the ferocity, and a glint of unexpected tenderness' The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year
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Author:
Penn, Thomas, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Books Ltd, 2011
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Thomas Penn was born in 1974. He has a PhD in early Tudor history from Clare College, Cambridge. Winter King is his first book.
ISBN:
9781846145094
Language:
English
BRN:
2791213
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