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.The Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-Made King by: Ian Mortimer July 03, 2008 This was a good biography of a little-understood personality in late medieval England. I felt that Mortimer did build up a convincing picture of the king and what was important to him (family, honour, duty etc) and he draws good comparisons between the weak and autocratic Richard II and his more flexible, compentent cousin Henry. Having said that, I agree with the other reviewers that this was not as good as Mortimer's biography of Edward III, "The Perfect King". Mortimer does tend to over-emphasise certain points, such as Henry's descent from his less famous (in our times) grandfather, Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, which he probably mentions about 15 times (how can Grosmont be so important in Henry's life when he died before his ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on The Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-Made King |
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