Daring dynasty : custom, conflict and control in early-tudor england / Mark R. Horowitz : foreword by Sir John Baker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Richard III and Henry VII: a case of royal propaganda -- A country under contract: early-Tudor England and the growth of a credit culture -- Policy and prosecution in the reign of Henry VII -- "Agree with the king": Henry VII, Edmund Dudley and the strange case of Thomas Sunnyff -- "Contrary to the liberties of this city": Henry VII, English towns and the economics of law and order -- Henry VII and the dark side of royal policy -- Henry Tudor's treasure -- An early-Tudor teller's book -- "Like father, like son"? Exploring the actions of Henry VIII through the lens of Henry VII -- The many faces of Thomas Cromwell -- Which road to the past? -- Fear of failing: the taking of the oral exam.

He founded perhaps the most famous dynasty in history: the Tudors. Yet, in 1485 when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III to become King Henry VII, he possessed the most anemic claim to the throne since William the Conqueror. In defiance of the norms of medieval rule, he transformed England from an insolvent, often divided country in the waning years of the Wars of the Roses into an emerging modern state upon his death in 1509, a legacy inherited by his larger-than-life heir, Henry VIII. How did this happen? Through impressive archival research over several decades and a provocative perspective, Daring Dynasty illuminates what occurred by exploring key aspects of Henry's reign, which included a dark side to royal policy. It will provide historians, students, history enthusiasts and devotees of "all things Tudor" with an understanding of how the populace and political players melded into a nation through the efforts of its king and his government.--Publisher's website.

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