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 Uneasy Lies the Head - Jean Plaidy
 Uneasy Lies the Head - Jean Plaidy ... English crown, finally uniting the warring Houses of York and Lancaster through his marriage to Elizabeth of York. But whilst Henry VII rules wisely and justly, he is haunted by Elizabeth's missing brothers; the infamous two Princes, their fate in the Tower forever a shrouded secret. Then tragedy strikes at the heart of Henry's family, and it is against his own son that the widowed king must fight for a bride and his throne...Newest Review: ... reign. *** The First Tudor Sovereign *** The bulk of the book is about the reign of Henry VII, who is constantly worried ... more ... about threats to his crown from those who say they have a better claim to it. Some of the claimants he makes laughing stocks of, but others have to be taken very seriously.
All of the plot overview I give appears near the beginning of the book, so there is still plenty for a reader new to the Henry VII story to learn.
Lancastrian Henry married Yorkist Elizabeth soon after he came to the throne, hoping that this would unite the two warring families. As heirs are so very important, we learn about all of Henry VII...more |
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Uneasy Lies the Head - Jean Plaidy: The First Tudor King - Henry VII (1042 words)
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*** The Wars of the Roses *** "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown," is a quote from Shakespeare's play Henry IV Part II, which is where the idea for this book's title comes from. It is also especially appropriate to King Henry VII, who this story is about, who took the crown by force by winning the battle of Bosworth Field. At the front of the book are the family trees of the Houses of York and Lancaster, whose emblems were different coloured roses. The author, through the storyline, then tries to give the reader a succinct overview of the politics of the wars of Roses. Despite this, I believe that readers, who ... Read the complete review
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