King Henry VII traces the founder of the Tudor dynasty from exile and a precarious claim to the throne to victory over Richard III at Bosworth in 1485. It follows his efforts to secure the succession through marriage, diplomacy and the defeat of rebellions and pretenders.
The biography examines Henry’s financial administration, relations with the nobility and cautious foreign policy. It shows how a ruler shaped by the Wars of the Roses built a more stable monarchy, while also creating the fiscal methods and dynastic expectations inherited by Henry VIII.
