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Tudor

Passion. Manipulation. Murder. the Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family

Tudor( )
Author: de Lisle, Leanda
ISBN:978-1-61039-545-8
Publication Date:Feb 2015
Publisher:PublicAffairs
Imprint:Public Affairs
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.99
Book Description:

The Tudors are England's most dramatic royal family-Henry VIII notoriously divorced his queen and broke with the church of Rome, and Elizabeth I became the greatest English queen in history. But they are a dynasty still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew. In an epic narrative sweeping from 1437 to the first decade of the seventeenth century, Tudor traces the rise and rule of the dynasty. Brutal political instability dominated England, and...
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Book Details
Pages:576
Detailed Subjects: History / Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603)
Political Science / History & Theory
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.25 x 1.5 Inches
Book Weight:1.6 Pounds
Author Biography
de Lisle, Leanda (Author)
Leanda de Lisle is a British historical writer. She was born in London and educated at Somerville College, Oxford University. She began her journalism career working for the Hackney Gazette. Later de Lisle obtained a master's degree in Business Administration. Her first book, After Elizabeth: The Death of Elizabeth and the Coming of King James, was published in 2005 and was runner up for the Saltire Society¿s First Book of the Year award. Her next book, The Sisters Who Would be Queen; The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey, became a New York Times bestseller. Her latest book, Tudor; The Family Story (1437-1603), also became a bestseller.

Ms. de Lisle continues to write for a number of publications including BBC History magazine, History Today, the Literary Review, the New Criterion and the Spectator, as well as other British national newspapers.

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