Ten Tudor Statesmen (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Ten Tudor Statesmen If the dynasty of York had established itself in regular fashion-if Edward IV. Had been followed by an Edward V. As Henry IV. Had been followed by Henry V. - there would have been little enough to fear. But Edward's brother usurped the throne by a particularly foul murder, and being on it proved himself a tyrant. Men's eyes turned to the one scion of the Plantagenets whom it was possible to set up as a claimant to the crown. If he could be set on the throne with Edward's daughter at his side, the rival factions of York and Lancaster might be stilled. The first attempt to Challenge the usurper failed completely. Buckingham's plan of campaign was ruined by the ¿ooding of the Severn, and by a storm which scattered the ¿eet wherewith Richmond sailed from Brittany to co-operate. Henry, returning thither, had to ¿ee very soon after to safer Shelter in France. But it was not long before the attempt was renewed, this time with success. On Bosworth field Richard was slain, and Henry declared King of England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.