This entertaining guide covers the period from 1485 to 1603, exploring the life and times of everyday people (from famine and the flu epidemic, to education, witchcraft and William Shakespeare) as well as the intrigues and scandals at court. Strap yourself in and get ready for a rollercoaster ride through the romantic and political liaisons of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I - and that's not all! Information on surviving Tudor buildings, such as Hampton Court, adds a contemporary twist for readers wanting to bring history to life by visiting these historic sites.The Tudors For Dummies includes:Part I:  The Early TudorsChapter 1:  Getting to Know the TudorsChapter 2:  Surveying the Mess the Tudors Inherited     Chapter 3:  Cosying Up With the First Tudor Part II:  Henry VIIIChapter 4:  What was Henry like?Chapter 5:  How Henry Ran his KingdomChapter 6:  Divorced, Beheaded, Died; Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: The Perils of Marrying HenryChapter 7:  Establishing a New Church: Henry and ReligionPart III: Edward VI, Mary and Philip, and Queen MaryChapter 8: Edward, the Child KingChapter 9: Establishing ProtestantismChapter 10: Northumberland, Lady Jane Grey and the Rise of MaryChapter 11: What Mary DidChapter 12: Weighing Up War and DisillusionmentPart IV: The First ElizabethChapter 13: The Queen and her TeamChapter 14: Breaking Dinner Party Rules: Discussing Religion and PoliticsChapter 15: Tackling Battles, Plots and RevoltsChapter 16: Making War with SpainChapter 17: Understanding the Trouble in IrelandChapter 18: Passing on the Baton - Moving from Tudors to StewartsPart V: The Part of TensChapter 19: Ten top Tudor DatesChapter 20: Ten Things the Tudors Did For UsChapter 21: Ten (Mostly) Surviving Tudor Buildings