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Perkin
Ann Wroe
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Description for Perkin
Paperback. A young man suddenly emerged claiming to be Richard of York, the younger of the Princes in the Tower. As such, he tormented Henry vii for eight years. He tried three times to invade England and behaved like a prince. Officially, however, he was proclaimed to be Perkin Warbeck, the son of a Flemish boatman. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
The story of Perkin Warbeck is one of the most compelling mysteries of English history. A young man suddenly emerged claiming to be Richard of York, the younger of the Princes in the Tower. As such, he tormented Henry VII for eight years. He tried three times to invade England and behaved like a prince. Officially, however, he was proclaimed to be Perkin Warbeck, the son of a Flemish boatman. A diplomatic pawn, he was used by the greatest European rulers of the age for their own purposes. All who dealt with him gave him the identity they wished him ... Read more
The story of Perkin Warbeck is one of the most compelling mysteries of English history. A young man suddenly emerged claiming to be Richard of York, the younger of the Princes in the Tower. As such, he tormented Henry VII for eight years. He tried three times to invade England and behaved like a prince. Officially, however, he was proclaimed to be Perkin Warbeck, the son of a Flemish boatman. A diplomatic pawn, he was used by the greatest European rulers of the age for their own purposes. All who dealt with him gave him the identity they wished him ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
455g
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099449966
SKU
V9780099449966
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Ref
99-1
About Ann Wroe
Ann Wroe is the Obituaries editor of The Economist, and has written its weekly obituary for almost two decades. She is the author of eight previous works of non-fiction, including biographies of Pontius Pilate (shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Award and the W.H. Smith Award), Perkin Warbeck, Shelley, Orpheus (winner of the Criticos Prize) and St Francis. She lives in ... Read more
Reviews for Perkin
Extraordinary... Perkin is a masterclass in how biography can breathe life into the darkest and most inert pockets of the past
Guardian
An unforgettable book... The best book I have ever reviewed in these pages
Mail on Sunday
Gripping... With Perkin, Wroe has breathed new life into an obscure figure
Daily Mail
A book ... Read more
Guardian
An unforgettable book... The best book I have ever reviewed in these pages
Mail on Sunday
Gripping... With Perkin, Wroe has breathed new life into an obscure figure
Daily Mail
A book ... Read more