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Henry VII and the shaping of the Tudor state: Sean Cunningham highlights the importance of 'rule by recognisance' in the reign of the first Tudor monarch.(Talking Points)

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From: History Review
Date: 20050301
Author:Cunningham, Sean

Henry VII: A Traditional View

In William Shakespeare's King Richard III the victorious Henry Tudor, earl of Richmond, has a surprisingly undeveloped role as the saviour of England from Richard's tyranny. Looking back from 1597, Shakespeare saw the fruits of the Tudor victory, and he captured the significance of the battle of Bosworth with the lines:

   All that divided York and Lancaster 
   United in their dire division. 
   O now let Richmond and 
   Elizabeth, 
   The true succeeders of each 
   House, 
   By God's fair ordinance conjoin 
   together, 
   And let their ...

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Henry VII and the shaping of the Tudor state: Sean Cunningham highlights the importance of 'rule by recognisance' in the reign of the first Tudor monarch.(Talking Points)

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