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Children of Henry VIII
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B Alison Weir, Alison Weir
At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, Prince Edward; his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth; and his great-niece, Lady Jane Grey. In this riveting account, Alison Weir paints a unique portrait of these extraordinary rulers, examining their intricate relationships to each other and to history. of ...
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The Lady Elizabeth
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Alison Weir
Following the tremendous success of her first novel, "Innocent Traitor," which recounted the riveting tale of the doomed Lady Jane Grey, acclaimed historian and "New York Times"-bestselling author Weir turns her storytelling skills to the early life of young Elizabeth Tudor.
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New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603
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Susan Brigden
This study of the Tudor epoch covers a time in Britain when great personalities ruled and there was much political and religious turmoil. Historian Brigden recounts the rule of Henry VII and Henry VII, and the rivalry between Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I--and she examines the meanings of the difficult transition from Catholicism to Protestantism.
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This Realm of England, 1399 to 1688
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Lacey Baldwin Smith
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England Under the Tudors
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Geoffrey R Elton
England Under the Stuarts is an undisputed classic account of England in the years between 1603 and 1714, charting England's progress from a 'great nation' to a 'great empire'.
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman
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Vanora Bennett
With a striking sense of period detail, "Portrait of an Unknown Woman" is an unforgettable story of sin and religion, desire and deception. It is the tale of a young woman on the brink of sensual awakening and of a country on the edge of mayhem.
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Sources and Debates in English History 1485-1714
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Newton Key (Editor), Robert Bucholz (Editor)
Designed to accompany the survey text, "Early Modern England: 1485-1714", this updated and expanded sourcebook brings together an impressive array of Tudor-Stuart documents and illustrations, as well as extensive bibliographies and research and discussion guides. The new edition contains 50 new documents, more explanatory text, illustrations, ...
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Ill Met by Moonlight
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Mercedes Lackey, Roberta Gellis
This title shows the sixteenth century England: a nation at a fatal fork in time, leading to two possible futures. Either an evil queen will join forces with the Inquisition and rule with a blood-spattered iron hand, threatening humans and elves alike - or a benevolent queen named Elizabeth will rule wisely and well. But the evil Unseleighe Sidhe ...
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Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History
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Robert Bucholz, Newton Key
Early Modern England 1485 - 1714 is the first new survey of the Tudor - Stuart period in a quarter century. Written by two leading scholars and experienced teachers of the subject, it assumes no prior knowledge of English history. The text is broken up with reader aids including maps, illustrations, and genealogies. The narrative shows how, under ...
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The history of England from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the abdication of James the Second, 1688
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David Hume
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The Uncrowned Kings of England: The Black History of the Dudleys and the Tudor Throne
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Derek Wilson
In the political ferment of 16th-century England, one family above all others was at the troubled center of court and council. Throughout the Tudor Age the Dudley family was never far from controversy. They were universally condemned as scheming, ruthless, overly ambitious charmers, with three family members even executed for treason. Yet at ...
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Great Tales from English History (Book 2): Joan of Arc, the Princes in the Tower, Bloody Mary, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Isaac Newton, and More
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Robert Lacey
With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England--from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughman.
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Tudor England
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John Guy
From Henry VII's capture of the crown at Bosworth in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, Tudor England witnessed far-reaching changes in politics and religion under Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth herself. John Guy's compelling new history is the most complete account of that momentous period to appear in over thirty years. Based ...
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John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father
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Francis J Bremer
The preeminent figure of early New England, John Winthrop was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. More than anyone else, he shaped the culture of New England and his effort to create a Puritan "City on a Hill" has had a lasting effect on American values. In "John Winthrop", Francis J. Bremer draws on over a decade of research in ...
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Reading Holinshed's Chronicles
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Professor Annabel Patterson
This volume provides a study of the 16th-century Elizabethan text, Holinshed's "Chronicles" - a history of England, Scotland and Ireland which has traditionally been read as the source material for many of Shakespeare's plays or as an archaic form of history-writing. In this book, Annabel Patterson insists that the chronicles be read in their own ...
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English Reformations: Religion, Politics, and Society Under the Tudors
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Christopher Haigh
English Reformations takes a refreshing new approach to the study of the Reformation in England. Christopher Haigh's lively and readable study disproves any facile assumption that the triumph of Protestantism was inevitable, and goes beyond the surface of official political policy to explore the religious views and practices of ordinary English ...
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The Queen's Slave Trader: John Hawkyns, Elizabeth I, and the Trafficking in Human Souls
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Nick Hazlewood
This book appeal to readers of history - both nonfiction and historical fiction. The readers interested in civil/human rights issues. It is great for those who enjoy tales of sea-dogs, pirates and adventure on the high seas e.g. fans of the novels of Patrick O'Brian. It reviews in pb round-ups in national newspapers. A gripping, meticulously ...
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Gloriana's Torch
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Patricia Finney
This novel about the Spanish Armada, the English navy, dealers in illegal Renaissance arms, double agents, and African sorcery is set partly in Queen Elizabeth's court, partly at sea.
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The Tudors: Personalities and Practical Politics in Sixteenth Century England
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Conyers Read
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It's Good to Be King
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Michael Hirst, Michael Wilder
Based on Showtimes hot new series "The Tudors"--an intimate and daring drama that portrays the early years of an idealistic, lustful tyrant torn between bedding his wives and mistresses while conquering Europe--this companion book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the show.
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The Tudor Age
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Jasper Ridley
An illustrated chronicle of the splendor and squalor of one of the greatest periods in English history.
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain
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Stuart Britain, John Morrill (Editor)
The Tudor and Stuart centuries are among the most dramatic in the history of the British Isles. From Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon to Charles I's beheading and the Glorious Revolution that sent James II ignominiously into exile, radical solutions were found to old problems - with far-reaching effects on monarchy, state, and people ...
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The King, the Queen, and the Mistress
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Anne Gracie, Michael Hirst (Creator)
THE TUDORS focuses on the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40-year omnipotent reign (1509-1547). In addition to dalliances with famous female consorts Catherine of Aragon and the infamous Anne Boleyn, the series delves into Henry's most notable political relationships, including those with philosopher Sir ...
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Tudor England
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S T Bindoff
The author sets the scene with a picture of the England of the late 15th century and examines the utterly different personalities and achievements of Henry VII and his flamboyant son Henry VIII. Subsequent chapters provide accounts of the great crisis over the succession and papal supremacy, the religious revolution and counter-revolution under ...
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Life in a Tudor Palace
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Christopher Gidlow
This book lets us take a tour round a courtly palace and peep around each door, as we encounter the kitchens, the bakery, the laundry, the bedrooms, the gardens and the privvies! Everything you could wish to know is here, as the book describes the different lifestyles of the court, and the people who served them.
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