To hold the crown : the story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York /

Plaidy, Jean, 1906-1993.

To hold the crown : the story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York / Jean Plaidy. - 1st Three Rivers Press ed. - New York : Three Rivers Press, c2008. - x, 398 p. ; 20 cm.

"A novel of the Tudors" - - T.p. "Originally published as Uneasy Lies the Head in hardcover in Great Britain by Robert Hale Limited, London, and subsequently published in slightly different form by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, in 1984"--T.p. verso.

A fictional account of the lives of the couple who founded the Tudor dynasty, Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York, describes Henry's early life in exile, his triumphant return to England and victory in the War of the Roses, and his marriage to Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of King Edward IV, a union born of political necessity that became a true love affair.

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Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509 --Fiction.


Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Fiction.


Biographical fiction.

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