The private lives of the Tudors : uncovering the secrets of Britain's greatest dynasty
Record details
- ISBN: 0802125999
- ISBN: 9780802125996
- ISBN: 9780802189806
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Physical Description:
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448 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, genealogical table ; 24 cm - Edition: First Grove Atlantic edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
General Note: | First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Hodder & Stoughton, a Hachette UK company. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-426) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: 'The public self and the private' -- Henry VII. 'Infinitely suspicious' ; 'Not admitting any near approach' ; 'Closeted away like a girl' -- Henry VIII. 'Their business is in many secrets' ; 'Lay hands upon his royal person' ; 'She excelled them all' ; 'A thin, old, and vicious hack' ; 'True carnal copulation' ; 'Kings and Emperors all be but mortal' -- Edward VI. 'Being yet but a child' -- Mary I. 'Thinking myself to be with child' -- Elizabeth I. 'We highly commend the single life' ; 'She seldom partakes before strangers' ; 'A thousand eyes see all I do' ; 'I am soft and made of melting snow' ; 'The crooked carcass' -- Epilogue: 'Such lack of good order'. |
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Subject: | Tudor, House of Monarchy Great Britain History 16th century Great Britain Kings and rulers History Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603 |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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Kirtland Community College Library | DA 315 .B67 2017 | 30775305521644 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Private Lives of the Tudors
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The Private Lives of the Tudors
Tracy Borman is a British writer and historian. She studied and taught history at the University of Hull and was awarded a Ph. D in 1997. Tracy is now Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust, a charity that encourages children to visit and learn from historic properties. She has recently been appointed Interim Chief Curator for Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that manages Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and the Banqueting House, Whitehall. Her works include: Elizabeth's Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen, Henrietta Howard: King's Mistress, Queen's Servant, and Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction. (Bowker Author Biography)