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24%OFFLeanda De Lisle - Tudor: The Family Story - 9780099555285 - V9780099555285
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Tudor: The Family Story

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Description for Tudor: The Family Story Paperback. The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious family in history. But beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew. The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.

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Tudor tells a family story like no other.

The Tudors are a national obsession, undoubtedly British history's most notorious family. But beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.

The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family's obscure Welsh origins; it passes by the courage of the pregnant thirteen-year-old girl who would help found the Tudor dynasty; and the childhood and painful exile of her ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099555285
SKU
V9780099555285
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About Leanda De Lisle
Leanda de Lisle is the highly acclaimed author of several bestselling and prize-winning books on the Tudors and Stuarts including Tudor: The Family Story and White King: The Tragedy of Charles I. She writes and speaks on historical matters for TV, radio and publications including The Times, the Spectator and History Today.

Reviews for Tudor: The Family Story
A wonderfully fluent portrait of five generations... de Lisle brings an entirely fresh feel to the Tudor story, reminding us of the one thing the monarchs themselves wanted us to forget: the sheer improbability of their royal rule
Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets
The Times (Saturday Review)
Violent, heady, glamorous stuff, this is popular history of ... Read more

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