The House of Dudley

A New History of Tudor England. A TIMES Book of the Year 2022

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<b>Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you've never heard of . . .</b><br><br>'A tour-de-force of Tudor history. Remarkable' <b>DAN JONES</b><br>'Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history' <b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b><br>'This is riveting stuff: death, desire, power and scandal'<b> <i>SPECTATOR</i></b><br>'A twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read' <b><i>THE TIMES</i></b><br>________<br><br><b><i>Was the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?</i></b><br><br>This was the question on the mind of Elizabeth I's courtiers when a forbidden book accused generations of the Dudley family of poisonings, plottings, murders, treason, incitement and other 'evil stratagems.'<br><br>For decades, the Dudleys had been close to the throne, rising from nobodies to the land's highest offices.<br><br>Under Henrys VII and VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and, finally, Elizabeth, they risked execution and imprisonment as they audaciously stole, murdered and swindled in the name of the monarch.<br><br><b>But were they loyally protecting the crown, or did they secretly covet it for themselves?</b><br>________<br><br><b>A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 ACCORDING TO <i>THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH </i>AND <i>HISTORY TODAY</i></b><br><br><b>'A pacy narrative, vividly written, makes you want to read on and on. Joanne Paul is a major new talent in the field' </b>ALISON WEIR<br><br><b>'Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story . . . It's delightful, a joy to read' </b><i>THE TIMES, </i>'BOOK OF THE WEEK'<br><br>'A <b>thrilling</b> and <b>deeply researched</b> <b>study of power and conspiracy</b>: the <b>rise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty</b>. <i>The House of Dudley</i> illuminates the <b>fascinating men and women</b> who <b>almost became kings and queens</b> in their own right' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE<br><br><b>'Rich and compelling. Conjures up the

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781405937191

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 128 x 40 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd