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The House of Dudley - A New History of Tudor England (Hardcover)
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The House of Dudley - A New History of Tudor England (Hardcover)
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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 . . . A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
ACCORDING TO: THE TIMES SUNDAY TIMES DAILY TELEGRAPH HISTORY TODAY
'Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history,
capturing in full Tudor brilliance the cut-throat glamour of the
English throne and the most audacious family to play its game'
SUNDAY TIMES 'Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor
story . . . It's delightful, a joy to read' THE TIMES, 'BOOK OF THE
WEEK' 'This is riveting stuff: death, desire, power and scandal.
Game of Thrones looks tame compared with the real-life machinations
of the Dudleys' SPECTATOR 'A twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously
entertaining - a sheer joy to read' THE TIMES, BEST HISTORY BOOKS
OF 2022 ________ Each Tudor monarch made their name with a Dudley
by their side - or by crushing one beneath their feet . . . The
Dudleys thrived at the court of Henry VII, but were sacrificed to
the popularity of Henry VIII. Rising to prominence in the reign of
Edward VI, the Dudleys lost it all by advancing Jane Grey to the
throne over Mary I. That was until the reign of Elizabeth I, when
the family were once again at the centre of power, and would do
anything to remain there . . . With three generations of felled
favourites, what was it that caused this family to keep rising so
high and falling so low? Here, for the first time, is the story of
England's Borgias, a noble house competing in the murderous game of
musical chairs around the English throne. Witness cunning, adultery
and sheer audacity from history's most brilliant, bold and
skulduggerous family. Welcome to the House of Dudley. ________
FEATURED IN HISTORY TODAY 'Rich and compelling. Conjures up the
look and feel of Tudor life . . . You will find yourself drawn in,
fascinated, and richly informed' TELEGRAPH 'A full-blooded affair,
as good on the horrors of war as it is on the soft power of the
Dudley women, and written in a lively, episodic style that presents
each Dudley as a foil to the monarch they served' JESSIE CHILDS 'An
enthralling read told by Paul with great verve and an eye for the
telling detail' LITERARY REVIEW 'The crowning jewel in its genre .
. . I can't recommend this book enough. Unputdownable' LINDSEY
FITZHARRIS 'When reading Joanne Paul's lively history of the house
of Dudley, it is impossible not to be reminded of Hilary Mantel's
Wolf Hall trilogy' MAIL ON SUNDAY
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