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"In 1509 the young Henry VIII renewed his father's Treaty of Perpetual Peace with Scotland. Yet by 1511 he was already planning an invasion of France, Scotland's traditional ally. Over the next two years, the King of Scots, James IV, resisted both the threats of Henry VIII and the blandishments of Louis XII of France. But in 1513 he was forced to choose. In Fatal Rivalry, George Goodwin ... captures the vibrant Renaissance splendour of the royal courts of England and Scotland, with their new wealth, innovation and artistic expression. He shows how the wily Henry VII, far from the miser king…
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2 editions- Other · English · 2013Weidenfeld & Nicolson · 288 pages · 9780297867395
- Other · English · 2013W.W. Norton & Company · 288 pages · 9780393073683
Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513HistorySibling rivalryHenry viii, king of england, 1491-1547James iv, king of scotland, 1473-1513Great britain, historyScotland, history