Excerpt from Historia Regis Henrici Septimi, a Bernardo Andrea Tholosate Conscripta: Necnon Alia Quædam Ad Eundem Regem SpectantiaNor was Bernard neglected at court, for it appears from the privy purse expenses of Henry VII. That donations of money were made to him on various occasions, 2 probably on the presentation of his several effusions. Whether Henry was a real admirer of lite ratu re, or only a rewarder of compliments, he showed himself...
Excerpt from Historia Regis Henrici Septimi, a Bernardo Andrea Tholosate Conscripta: Necnon Alia Quædam Ad Eundem Regem SpectantiaNor was Bernard neglected at court, for it appears from the privy purse expenses of Henry VII. That donations of money were made to him on various occasions, 2 probably on the presentation of his several effusions. Whether Henry was a real admirer of lite ratu re, or only a rewarder of compliments, he showed himself...
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 the young Prince Arthur. Steeped in classical literature and familiar with all the tropes of the ancient biographical tradition, André filled his account with classical allusions, invented speeche...
Translation of Historia regis Henrici Septimi, by Bernard Andreas, edited by James Gairdner, published by Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, 1858.
