Good: A few creases on the spine, perhaps a forward lean, bumping on corners or shelfwear maybe an inscription inside or some shelfwear or a small tear or two on the dustjacket inside clean but page edges might be somewhat yellowed.įair: In overall good condition, might have a severe forward lean to the spine, an inscription, bumping to corners one or two folds on the covers and yellowed pages in exceptional cases these books might contain some library stamps and stickers or have neat sticky tape which was used to fix a short, closed tear. Very Good: Might have some creases on the spine no hard cracks maybe slight forward lean and short inscription inside perhaps very minor bumping on the corners of the book inside clean but the page edges might be slightly yellowed. Rich with incident and drama, filled with wonderfully drawn characters, Winter King is an unforgettable account of pageantry, intrigue, the thirst for glory, and the fraught, unstable birth of Tudor England.We are very proud of the condition of the books we sell (please read our testimonials to find out more!)Īs New: Pretty much new but shows small signs of having been read inside it will be clean without any inscriptions or stamps might contain a remainder mark. It is the story of the transformation of a young, vulnerable boy, Prince Henry, into the aggressive teenager who would become Henry VIII, and of Catherine of Aragon, his future queen, as well as of Henry VII-controlling, avaricious, paranoid, with Machiavellian charm and will to power. Thomas Penn re-creates an England that is both familiar and very strange-a country medieval yet modern, in which honor and chivalry mingle with espionage, realpolitik, high finance, and corruption. Now, in what would be the crowning glory of his reign, his elder son would marry a great Spanish princess. But he had a crucial asset: his family-the queen and their children, the living embodiment of his hoped-for dynasty. Although he built palaces, hosted magnificent jousts, and sent ambassadors across Europe, for many Henry VII remained a false king. Henry Tudor clambered to the top of the heap, a fugitive with a flimsy claim to England's crown who managed to win the throne and stay on it for twenty-four years. Near the turn of the sixteenth century, England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy and civil war. A fresh look at the endlessly fascinating Tudors-the dramatic and overlooked story of Henry VII and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty-filled with spies, plots, counter-plots, and an uneasy royal succession to Henry VIII

Winter king the dawn of tudor england