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The Story Of King Henry VII And Elizabeth Of York
The Tudors
Three Rivers Press
October 2008
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Featuring: Elizabeth of York; Henry Tudor
416 pages ISBN: 0307346196 EAN: 9780307346193 Kindle: B001ANUOM0 Trade Size / e-Book
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From exile and war to love and loss—every dynasty has a
beginning. Henry Tudor was not born to the throne of England. Having
come of age in a time of political turmoil and danger, the
man who would become Henry VII spent fourteen years in exile
in Brittany before returning triumphantly to the Dorset
coast with a small army and decisively winning the Battle of
Bosworth Field—ending the War of the Roses once and for all
and launching the infamous Tudor dynasty. As Henry’s claim to the throne was tenuous, his marriage to
Elizabeth of York, daughter and direct heir of King Edward
IV, not only served to unify the warring houses, it also
helped Henry secure the throne for himself and for
generations to come. And though their union was born from
political necessity, it became a wonderful love story that
led to seven children and twenty happy years together. Sweeping and dramatic, To Hold the Crown brings
readers inside the genesis of the great Tudor empire:
through Henry and Elizabeth’s troubled ascensions to the
throne, their marriage and rule, the heartbreak caused by
the death of their son Arthur, and, ultimately, to the
crowning of their younger son, King Henry VIII.
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