Originally published: London: Walker Books, c2015.
Meyer's fresh storytelling ability breathes new life into the history of the Tudor family and Tudor England's precarious place in world politics, the critical role religion played in government, and the blossoming of English theater and ...
A single-volume history of Henry VIII and his three heirs offers new insights into the dynasty's precarious position in world politics and culture while evaluating the role of religion in 16th-century government.
Looks at the reigns of each of the Tudor monarchs.
Exploring their education, upbringing, and sexual lives, and taking us into the kitchens, bathrooms, schoolrooms, and bedrooms at court, The Private Lives of the Tudors charts the course of the entire dynasty, surfacing new and fascinating ...
Bryan made his way through the crowd and stood until he caught Mary's attention. She left Jane and walked over to him, her expression doubtful. “Lady Mary,” said Bryan as he bent forward in a lingering bow. “I wanted to apologize for my ...
'A great tale... the golden thread that led to the crown of England' Conn Iggulden Jasper Tudor, son of Queen Catherine and her second husband, Owen Tudor, has grown up far from the intrigue of the royal court.
This book looks through the history of a legendary era, exploring monarchs such as the infamous Henry VIII, the ruthless Mary I and the indomitable Elizabeth I. Packed with information on the battles, beheadings and royal family bust ups, ...
... ed., Miscellaneous Writings ofKing Henry VIII (1924) Nichols, I. G., The Diary ofHenry Machyn (Camden Society, 42, ... Adams, S., Leicester and the Court (2002) Andrew, K. R., N. P. Canny and P. E. H. Hair, The Westward Enterprise ...
This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Diarmaid MacCulloch.
Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his The History of England series, charting the course of English history from Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with ...