Winter King

<p><b>Winner of THE HW FISHER BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE<br><br>SPECTATOR, </b><b>SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL and SUNDAY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR<br><br>'Imagine <i>Wolf Hall</i> rewritten by John le Carré ... gripping ... a rare achievement' Tom Holland, <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>It is 1501. Henry VII has won the throne of England through luck, guile and ruthlessness. But for many he remains a usurper. Now, his elder son is to marry, in a wedding upon which the fate of the country, and the entire Tudor dynasty, will hang ...<br><br>'A masterpiece. Rich, resonant and utterly compelling' Helen Castor, <i>Sunday Telegraph</i>, Books of the Year<br><br>'Gripping ... brilliant ... The enigmatic Henry is brought thrillingly to life as one of the most unlikely but tenacious kings ever to wear the English crown' Dan Jones, <i>Daily Telegraph</i>, Books of the Year<br><br>'Thrilling and sinister' Simon Sebag Montefiore, <i>Daily Telegraph</i>, Books of the Year<br><br>'Enthralling ... Penn captures the weirdness, the ferocity, and a glint of unexpected tenderness' <i>The Times Literary Supplement</i>, Books of the Year</p> <p><b>Winner of THE HW FISHER BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE<br><br>SPECTATOR, </b><b>SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL and SUNDAY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR<br><br>'Imagine <i>Wolf Hall</i> rewritten by John le Carré ... gripping ... a rare achievement' Tom Holland, <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>It is 1501. Henry VII has won the throne of England through luck, guile and ruthlessness. But for many he remains a usurper. Now, his elder son is to marry, in a wedding upon which the fate of the country, and the entire Tudor dynasty, will hang ...<br><br>'A masterpiece. Rich, resonant and utterly compelling' Helen Castor, <i>Sunday Telegraph</i>, Books of the Year<br><br>'Gripping ... brilliant ... The enigmatic Henry is brought thrillingly to life as one of the most unlikely but tenacious kings ever to wear the English crown' Dan Jones, <i>Daily Telegraph</i>, Books of the Year<br><br>'Thrilling and sinister' Simon Sebag Montefiore, <i>Daily Telegraph</i>, Books of the Year<br><br>'Enthralling ... Penn captures the weirdness, the ferocity, and a glint of unexpected tenderness' <i>The Times Literary Supplement</i>, Books of the Year</p>