... the success of laws with the success of a military, and somebody who has human qualities that are admired by others. Of course at the time Machiavelli wrote this book no one had expressed all of these qualities in there ruling of a state, but many were partially what he had dreamed. Henry ... England from 1509 until his death in 1547. He rose to power through the inheritance of his father. This method of becoming a leader is similar to Machiavelli's theory of coming to power through fortune, meaning good luck. But even though Henry VII gained his power through fortune he kept through hi...

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