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Thomas Penn. Thomas holds a Ph.D. in medieval history from Clare College, Cambridge, and is an editorial director at Penguin UK. His first book, the bestselling Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England (Penguin Press UK; Simon & Schuster US, 2011) won the HW Fisher Prize and was named a Book of the Year in nine different ...
Nov 25, 2011 · H enry VII can look a dull king, so dull that Thomas Penn's title omits his name. Shakespeare, drawn to the colour on either side of the reign, skipped it. His history plays depicted the dramatic ...
Sep 29, 2011 · “Winter King” is a terrific first work by Thomas Penn despite some of its flaws. Providing a valuable insight into the founding of the Tudor dynasty for both new and experienced Tudor lovers; “Winter King” is worth a read. Thomas Penn is an author to keep an eye on.
Mar 6, 2012 · In this remarkable book, Thomas Penn re-creates the story of the tragic, magnetic Henry VII—a controlling, paranoid, avaricious monarch who was entering the most perilous years of his long reign. Rich with drama and insight, Winter King is an astonishing story of pageantry, treachery, intrigue and incident—and the fraught, dangerous birth ...
Jun 16, 2020 · The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy. Hardcover – Deckle Edge, June 16, 2020. by Thomas Penn (Author) 4.6 671 ratings. See all formats and editions. Vicious battles, powerful monarchs, and royal intrigue abound in this “gripping, complex, and sensational” (Hilary Mantel) true story of the War of the Roses—a struggle among three brothers ...
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Thomas Penn's bestselling Winter King was a Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Sunday Times and BBC History, and was awarded the H. W. Fisher Best First Biography Prize. He has a PhD in late fifteenth and early sixteenth century history from Clare College, Cambridge, and writes for, among others, the Guardian and the London ...
Thomas Penn is the author of Winter King (3.83 avg rating, 3952 ratings, 499 reviews, published 2011), Brothers York (4.23 avg rating, 828 ratings, 169 r...
