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The life of Henry VII /
The Life of Henry VII is the first ""official"" Tudor account of the triumph of Henry VII over Richard III. Its author, the French humanist Bernard André, was a poet and historian at the court of Henry VII. Although cast as a biography, the work dramatizes the dynastic shift tha...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Italica Press,
c 2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Life of Henry VII is the first ""official"" Tudor account of the triumph of Henry VII over Richard III. Its author, the French humanist Bernard André, was a poet and historian at the court of Henry VII. Although cast as a biography, the work dramatizes the dynastic shift that resulted from Henry Tudor's seizure of the English throne and the death of Richard III. He focused on the nobility of Henry VII's lineage, the moral character of key figures, and the hidden workings of history. André's account thus reflects the impact of new humanist models on English historiography. It is the first e. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781599101903 1599101904 |