The Rise of the Tudors: The Family That Changed English History
- ISBN-10
- 0312541392
- ISBN-13
- 9780312541392
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 437
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-14
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Chris Skidmore
Description
Recounts the rise of the Tudors from obscure Welsh gentry to powerful English monarchs and relates the events of the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, which resulted in the death of Richard III and the victory of Henry Tudor.
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