{"product_id":"fatal-rivalry-george-goodwin-9780393073683","title":"Fatal Rivalry: Flodden, 1513: Henry VIII and James IV and the Battle for Renaissance Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn September 9, 1513, the vicious rivalry between the young Henry VIII of England and his charismatic brother-in-law, James IV of Scotland, ended in violence at Flodden Field in the north of England. It was the inevitable climax to years of mounting personal and political tension through which James bravely asserted Scotland's independence and Henry demanded its obedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFatal Rivalry\u003c\/em\u003e, George Goodwin, the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eFatal Colours\u003c\/em\u003e, captures the vibrant Renaissance splendor of the royal courts of England and Scotland, with their unprecedented wealth, innovation, and artistic expression. He shows how the wily Henry VII, far from the miser king of tradition, spent vast sums to secure his throne and elevate the monarchy to a new standard of magnificence among the courts of Europe. He demonstrates how James IV competed with the elder Henry, even claiming that Arthurian legend supported a separate Scottish identity. Such rivalry served as a substitute for war--until Henry VIII's belligerence forced the real thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs England and Scotland scheme toward their biggest-ever battle, Goodwin deploys a fascinating and treacherous cast of characters: maneuvering ministers, cynical foreign allies, conspiring cardinals, and contrasting queens in Katherine of Aragon and Margaret Tudor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, at Flodden on September 9, 1513, King James seems poised for the crushing victory that will confirm him as Scotland's greatest king and--if an old military foe proves unable to stop him--put all of Britain in his grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive hundred years after this decisive battle, \u003cem\u003eFatal Rivalry\u003c\/em\u003e combines original sources and modern scholarship to re-create the royal drama, the military might, and the world in transition that created this bitter conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Goodwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393073688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393073683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014","brand":"George Goodwin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119658561791,"sku":"9780393073683","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37cca10f-014a-49e8-9215-9fe3e588faed.jpg?v=1687410323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fatal-rivalry-george-goodwin-9780393073683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}