The Life of Henry VII

COMPOSED between 1500 and 1502, The Life of Henry VII is the first “official” Tudor account of the triumph of Henry VII over Richard III. Its author, the French humanist Bernard André, was a poet and historian at the court of Henry VII and tutor to Prince Arthur. André filled his account with classical allusions, invented speeches, and historical set pieces . The Life of Henry VIIoccupies an important place in the literary treatments of Richard III, begun by André, continued by Thomas More and Polydore Vergil, and reaching its classic expression in Shakespeare . First English translation by Daniel Hobbins. Introduction, bibliography, index.— Google Books