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The Life of Henry VII (Hardcover)
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The Life of Henry VII (Hardcover)
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Composed between 1500 and 1502, "The Life of Henry VII" is the
first "official" Tudor account of the triumph of Henry VII over
Richard III. Its author, the French humanist Bernard Andre, was a
poet and historian at the court of Henry VII and tutor to the young
Prince Arthur. Steeped in classical literature and familiar with
all the tropes of the ancient biographical tradition, Andre filled
his account with classical allusions, invented speeches, and
historical set pieces. Although cast as a biography, the work
dramatizes the dynastic shift that resulted from Henry Tudor's
seizure of the English throne at the Battle of Bosworth Field in
1485 and the death of Richard III. Its author had little interest
in historical "facts," and when he was uncertain about details, he
simply left open space in the manuscript for later completion. He
focused instead on the nobility of Henry VII's lineage, the moral
character of key figures, and the hidden workings of history.
Andre's account thus reflects the impact of new humanist models on
English historiography. It is the first extended argument for
Henry's legitimate claims to the English crown. "The Life of Henry
VII" survives in a single manuscript, edited by James Gairdner in
the nineteenth-century Rolls Series. It occupies an important place
in the literary tradition of treatments of Richard III, begun by
Andre, continued by Thomas More and Polydore Vergil, and reaching
its classic expression in Shakespeare. First English translation.
Introduction, bibliography, index.
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