Tudor: The Family Story
Leanda de Lisle,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by PublicAffairs
Leanda de Lisle,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by PublicAffairs
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781610393638 (1610393635)
ASIN: 1610393635
Publish date: October 8th 2013
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Pages no: 576
Edition language: English
For those of us surrounded by lovers of Tudor history and in need of an adequate guide, this is a convenient survey of the entire Tudor story from Edward VI to James I. The relentless focus throughout is in the interlaced strands of the Tudor dynasty and its rivals, with more examples of a sicken...
There have been an awful lot of books, movies, and TV shows about the Tudors. Their cultural impression is larger than life. Events of historic importance certainly occurred during their reigns, probably most significantly the Protestant Reformation, but it is their colorful antics that make them me...
'Tudor: The Family Story' begins at the funeral procession of Catherine of Valois in 1437 in order to relate the origins of the Tudor name. Catherine and Owen Tudor's relationship is depicted as truly romantic. I had quite a chuckle or two as Ms. de Lisle showed she has a slightly ribald sense of hu...
I got a copy of this book from the publisher, via Netgalley, for reviewThis book offers a view into the lives of the Tudor monarchs and the people who affected their lives and reigns, spanning from the beginning with Owen Tudor (who was a Welsh squire who went on to marry a widowed Queen Catherine a...
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