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A review by desiree_mcl
Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England by Thomas Penn
4.0
Listened to this on audio. Simon Vance is the narrator and I really enjoy his narration.
This era of history (basically the chunk of history from Edward IV to Elizabeth I) is one of my favorite times to read about. So when I saw that this was about Henry VII, I was excited to jump in.
Much of what is in this book is mainly more detailed writings about times/events that I've read about in other books dealing with Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, and Isabella of Castile.
However, one thing that kept this from being a full 5 stars for me was the time before Henry VII became Henry VII is hardly touched on. Now I understand that because he wasn't King and the chances of him becoming King were slim, that's probably a point in his history that isn't well documented but still, if when I'm reading a book about him, I want as much information as possible, even when he's not royalty.
Again that maybe too much to ask for but it still kept me from enjoying this as much as I hoped to.
I still think this is a great book for anyone who wants to know more about this time in history, more about Henry VII, and more about how the Tudors got to where they did.
This era of history (basically the chunk of history from Edward IV to Elizabeth I) is one of my favorite times to read about. So when I saw that this was about Henry VII, I was excited to jump in.
Much of what is in this book is mainly more detailed writings about times/events that I've read about in other books dealing with Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, and Isabella of Castile.
However, one thing that kept this from being a full 5 stars for me was the time before Henry VII became Henry VII is hardly touched on. Now I understand that because he wasn't King and the chances of him becoming King were slim, that's probably a point in his history that isn't well documented but still, if when I'm reading a book about him, I want as much information as possible, even when he's not royalty.
Again that maybe too much to ask for but it still kept me from enjoying this as much as I hoped to.
I still think this is a great book for anyone who wants to know more about this time in history, more about Henry VII, and more about how the Tudors got to where they did.