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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Literary Context: Humanism; Genre, Style, and Structure; Theme; Interpreting the Life of Henry the Seventh; Dedication; A History of the Life and Deeds of Henry the Seventh by Bernard André of Toulouse; Preface; About the royal origin of each of his parents; About the place and time of Henry the Seventh's birth; About the name of the place where he was born; About the place where he was educated; About his sudden departure from that place.
- About the divine prophecy concerning Henry the Seventh and the heavenly care given to the earl of Richmond's son, who was deprived of a parentThe constancy of his royal mother; About Edward, earl of March; Of internal wars; The tearful outcry of the author; About the cruel death of the holy king; The report is communicated to Richard; The excuse of the author; About the royal coronation; About the splendid celebrations and tournaments at the royal coronation, celebrated in state; About Henry's royal marriage; Praise of Elizabeth, the firstborn daughter of Edward the Fourth.
- About Prince Arthur's birthAbout Arthur's baptism; About the happy successes of his virtues; Innocent sends extraordinary gifts to the most invincible king; About the varied embassy of princes; About the Irish conspiracy; About the second triumph of Henry the Seventh; Another legation, this from France; About the embassy of Maximilian, king of the Romans; About the king's passage into France; About the terror of the French; About our king's return; About Perkin; About the conspiracy of Sir William Stanley; About the second invasion of Perkin; The surrender of Perkin; Selected Bibliography.