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The Private Lives of the Tudors - Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty (Paperback)
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The Private Lives of the Tudors - Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty (Paperback)
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'Borman approaches her topic with huge enthusiasm and a keen eye
for entertaining...this is a very human story of a remarkable
family, full of vignettes that sit long in the mind.' Dan Jones,
The Sunday Times 'Tracy Borman's eye for detail is impressive; the
book is packed with fascinating courtly minutiae... this is a
wonderful book.' The Times 'Borman is an authoritative and engaging
writer, good at prising out those humanising details that make the
past alive to us.' The Observer 'Fascinating, detailed account of
the everyday reality of the royals... This is a book of rich
scholarship.' Daily Mail 'Tracy Borman's passion for the Tudor
period shines forth from the pages of this fascinatingly detailed
book, which vividly illuminates what went on behind the scenes at
the Tudor court.' Alison Weir 'I do not live in a corner. A
thousand eyes see all I do.' Elizabeth I The Tudor monarchs were
constantly surrounded by an army of attendants, courtiers and
ministers. Even in their most private moments, they were
accompanied by a servant specifically appointed for the task. A
groom of the stool would stand patiently by as Henry VIII performed
his daily purges, and when Elizabeth I retired for the evening, one
of her female servants would sleep at the end of her bed. These
attendants knew the truth behind the glamorous exterior. They saw
the tears shed by Henry VII upon the death of his son Arthur. They
knew the tragic secret behind 'Bloody' Mary's phantom pregnancies.
And they saw the 'crooked carcass' beneath Elizabeth I's carefully
applied makeup, gowns and accessories. It is the accounts of these
eyewitnesses, as well as a rich array of other contemporary sources
that historian Tracy Borman has examined more closely than ever
before. With new insights and discoveries, and in the same way that
she brilliantly illuminated the real Thomas Cromwell - The Private
Life of the Tudors will reveal previously unexamined details about
the characters we think we know so well.
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