The House of Tudor (eBook)

Alison Plowden (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
312 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-6710-8 (ISBN)

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The House of Tudor changed the history of Britain forever. The Tudor monarchs have been immortalised in novels and films for generations. However, the true history of this incredible dynasty is often romanticised and fact is overlooked. Alison Plowden's accessible and beautifully written history traces the family's turbulent reign of power from Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, who fathered the great Henry VIII. Henry VIII went onto revolutionise England's armed forces and implement controversial reforms in England. Yet, he is perhaps most remembered for his tumultuous love life and the fates of his six wives, including Anne of Boleyn, who sparked an international crisis. He fathered four known offspring, including Mary I and Gloriana - Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, who reigned for 44 years in what is known as England's Golden Age. This book not only re-tells the familiar stories of these famous monarchs, revealing the truth behind the scandals; but it also recounts the history of the less well-known Tudor monarchs: Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey (the uncrowned Queen of England), and those who came directly before and after them - Edward IV and James I. If you read on history of the Tudors, make it this one - you are sure to be enthralled and surprised by how the facts are often more incredible than the fiction surrounding them.

Alison Plowden worked at the BBC as a script editor in Features and Drama, before leaving to work as a full-time writer. She specialised in the Tudor and Stuart periods and had numerous books published including Henrietta Maria, The House of Tudor, Two Queens in One Isle and Elizabeth I.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.7.2011
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Anne Boleyn • anne of boleyn • Dynasty • Edward VI • Elizabeth I • Gloriana • Golden Age • Henry VII • Henry VIII • henry viii children • Henry viii, king henry viii, henry viii wives, henry viii children, henry vii, tudor, tudors, the tudors, tudor history, history of the tudors, house of tudor, tudor monarchs, dynasty, tudor dynasty, anne boleyn, anne of boleyn, mary i, gloriana, elizabeth i, queen mary i, queen elizabeth i • henry viii wives • history of the tudors • House of Tudor • James I • King Edward VI • King Henry VIII • King James I • Lady Jane Grey • Mary I • queen elizabeth i|the virgin queen • Queen Mary I • The Tudors • the virgin queen, golden age, edward vi, king edward vi, lady jane grey, james i, king james i • Tudor • tudor dynasty • Tudor history • tudor monarchs • Tudors
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-6710-7 / 0752467107
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-6710-8 / 9780752467108