Royal Mysteries of the Tudor Period

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The Tudor period is familiar to British public in reading and viewing in books, TV series and film – list is endless, from Shakespeare and Fletcher in the 1600s to Hilary Mantel et al, and involving internationally famous authors and actors. This is backdrop to the ‘Royal Mysteries’ which reflect aspects of enduring modern interest. These include royal family drama, sex, scandal, violence, tragedy, murder both judicial and from personal rivalry. The period is dominated and overshadowed by the gigantic and brutal figure of Henry VIII , the ‘British Stalin’, with his six wives with two got rid of by judicial murder. Royal Mysteries occur throughout the period. The battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 did not end the Wars of the Roses, Henry VII’s claim was disputed by Pretenders, and following the unresolved disappearance of the ‘Princes in the Tower’, Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck with considerable and allegedly Yorkist support. Then came Anne Boleyn, who to many, including modern writers and top historians, a religious reformer, idealist and gifted woman, ruthlessly put down and maligned and executed by the brutal Henry VIII and victim of manipulating figures like Cromwell in a royal court full of ‘spin’ and ‘fake news’. And the stories Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots are similarly packed with mystery and scandal. Elizabeth’s possible suitor and potential husband was Robert Dudley and his ailing wife died in suspicious circumstances. And the long saga of Elizabeth and Mary involved Mary’s tangled affairs involving murder and conspiracy to replace Elizabeth on the English throne.

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Publisher

Pen & Sword History (3 Oct. 2023)

Language

English

Hardcover

224 pages

ISBN-10

1399054295

ISBN-13

978-1399054294

Dimensions

24.2 x 2.9 x 16.5 cm

Average Rating

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    by AngelD

    Royal Mysteries of the Tudor Period by Dr Timothy Venning

    The Tudor era is one of the most researched and wrote about in English history , and for a good reason , the changing world ( and the people of importance ) at that time is what made England what it is today , the homes , the way they delt with things medically , the changing religion etc.
    Those of us fascinated with it can now delve deeper by reading this wonderful book.
    Very enjoyable.

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    by Mel

    I’m sure that this book is very well researched and factually correct, but I find the way that the author writes very difficult to follow. It didn’t interest me enough to finish it.

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