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Author:

Meyer, G. J., 1940-

Title:

The Tudors : the complete story of England's most notorious dynasty / G.J. Meyer.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Delacorte Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xxvi, 612 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Tudor, House of.
Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603.
Monarchy--Great Britain--History--16th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Family tree -- A Tudor timeline -- The Battle of Bosworth: an exile returns -- The luck of Henry Tudor -- The king's great matter -- Frustration and embarrassment -- Radical departures -- Another way devised -- A revolution in the making -- A thunderbolt falls -- Submission -- Consummation -- First blood -- Supremacy -- We will all die -- Preserve my friends from such favors -- All but godlike -- Rebellion and betrayal -- The last of Henry -- A new beginning -- England's second reformation -- A revolution and a coup -- Another new beginning -- And another early end -- Yet another new beginning -- The succession, again -- A torrent of miseries -- Actions, reactions, provocations -- A horrific tangle and war at last -- The last favorite -- A seat at the table -- The last act.

Summary:

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 literature.

ISBN:

0385340761
9780385340762

OCLC:

(OCoLC)259265991

LCCN:

2009040032

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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