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Royal Mysteries of the Tudor Period

Author : Timothy Venning
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399054333
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Royal Mysteries of the Tudor Period written by Timothy Venning and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tudor period is familiar to British public in reading and viewing in books, TV series and film - the 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.

Royal Mysteries

Author : Timothy Venning
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526780526
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Royal Mysteries written by Timothy Venning and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the true crime tales surrounding the British royal family during the eleventh to fifteenth centuries. Royal murder mysteries never fail to intrigue readers and TV viewers. Here are some of the Middle Ages’ most haunting and horrific episodes. Based on the latest historical research and historiography, and authentic and rare sources, including archaeology and DNA evidence, these are wonderful tales of pathos, tragedy, suffering, and romance. This is history for specialists and general readers—and sceptics. The famous and also less well-known mysteries, which may be new to readers, surrounding British Royalty, are included from around the 11th to the 15th centuries. The murder mysteries show personal and individual tragedy but are also a vehicle for historical analysis. William II—William Rufus—was he murdered or killed accidentally by a “stray arrow,” allowing brother Henry to seize the throne, or was it God’s punishment for William’s irreligious living and persecution of the church? Or was Edward II murdered at the instigation of Queen Isabella—“she-wolf of France”—and her lover, Roger Mortimer, who assumed the throne? Did he survive to live peaceably in Italy? Richard II resembled Edward II, as a rather inadequate figure, and was deposed by his rival, Henry IV. Did he die, and if so, was it murder or suicide? Was Edward IV a bigamist? Mystery, if not murder, but wrapped in dynastic rivalry and sex scandal, and usurpation of the throne. The “Princes in the Tower” and who killed them if anyone? A beguiling mystery for over 500 years with their usurping uncle Richard III’s guilt contested by “Ricardians.”

The Tudor Murder Files

Author : James Moore
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 147385704X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Tudor Murder Files written by James Moore and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Collates the most shocking killings and puzzling murder mysteries from the sixteenth century in fascinating detail” —Gazette & Herald In the Tudor age the murder rate was five times higher than it is today. Now, this unique true crime guide, The Tudor Murder Files, reveals just how bloody and brutal this fascinating era really was. From the dark days of Henry VIII to the turbulent times of Shakespeare, James Moore’s new book is the first to chart the period’s most gripping murder cases in all their grizzly detail. Featuring tales of domestic slaughter, sexual intrigue, and cunning assassinations, as well as murder mysteries worthy of Agatha Christie, the book vividly brings to life the violent crime wave that gripped the sixteenth century both at home and abroad. Enter a world in which stabbings were rife, guns were used to kill victims for the first time, and in which culprits frequently escaped justice. The book also reveals just how severe some of the penalties could be, with grisly punishments for those who dared to commit the gravest of crimes. Discover how one murderer was gruesomely pressed to death, another boiled alive for poisoning his victims, and meet some of history’s most notorious serial killers, including one considered so barbaric she was labelled a vampire. “Contains more than seventy real life murders, profiling over thirty cases in detail. And not only does James chart how killers were caught and dealt with by the justice system, he also discusses how murders were reported to the new, news hungry nation.” —Luton Today

Royal Mysteries of the Stuart and Georgian Periods

Author : Timothy Venning
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399054260
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Royal Mysteries of the Stuart and Georgian Periods written by Timothy Venning and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is nothing new under the sun', a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of 'modern' themes exposing royal scandal, sex, corruption, political absolutism - attempted - religious controversy, danger of mass-terrorism, murder and 'suspicious' deaths, 'fake news' and international threat from superpowers. And all focusing on inside stories which today would be 'investigative journalism' with huge popular media interest. This is history for both specialists and, especially, for general readers, given media interest, including TV and film coverage in 'exciting' popular history, as set out by the author. The earlier 'Royal Mysteries' in the series were full of tragedy, suffering, pathos, heroism and romance, but the present set are equally interesting and disturbing and revisionist. These include the alleged attempt to murder James I and VI before the became King of England; the scandal at court involving 'poisoned tarts', James' 'toy-boy', and a subsequent murder trial. And the following questions and mysteries: did Charles II really promise to convert to Catholicism to please Louis XIV; did Charles marry his mistress Lucy Walter, mother of rebel Duke of Monmouth; was James II and VII an enlightened religious reformer or trying to convert England to Catholicism - the religion of European superpowers; did George I 'disappear' (a 'hit' in modern terms) his divorced wife's lover before ascending the English throne; did the unpopular Duke of Cumberland murder his gay lover; did the hugely admired 'respectable' George III, devoted husband and father, marry a middle-class Quaker woman?

Secrets of the Tudor Court: By Royal Decree

Author : Kate Emerson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439177839
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (778 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the Tudor Court: By Royal Decree written by Kate Emerson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AS TEMPESTUOUS AS THE TUDOR MONARCHS THEMSELVES, THE SECRETS OF THE TUDOR COURT SERIES HAS BEEN CALLED “RIVETING” (BOOKLIST) AND “WELL DRAWN” (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY). Charming. Desirable. Forbidden. Brought to court with other eligible young noblewomen by the decree of King Henry VIII, lovely Elizabeth “Bess” Brooke realizes for the first time that beauty can be hazardous. Although Bess has no desire to wed the aging king, she and her family would have little choice if Henry’s eye were to fall on her. And other dangers exist as well, for Bess has caught the interest of dashing courtier Will Parr. Bess finds Will’s kisses as sweet as honey, but marriage between them may be impossible. Will is a divorced man, and remarriage is still prohibited. Bess and Will must hope that the king can be persuaded to issue a royal decree allowing Will to marry again . . . but to achieve their goal, the lovers will need royal favor. Amid the swirling alliances of royalty and nobles, Bess and Will perform a dangerous dance of palace intrigue and pulse-pounding passions. Brought to glowing life by the talented Kate Emerson, and seen through the eyes of a beautiful young noblewoman, By Royal Decree illuminates the lives of beautiful young courtiers in and out of the rich and compelling drama of the Tudor court.

Tudor

Author : Leanda de Lisle
Publisher : Public Affairs
ISBN 13 : 1610393635
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Tudor written by Leanda de Lisle and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tudors are England’s most notorious royal family. But, as Leanda de Lisle’s gripping new history reveals, they are 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, the ordinary man known as Owen Tudor who would fall (literally) into a Queen’s lap—and later her bed. It passes by the courage of Margaret Beaufort, the pregnant thirteen-year-old girl who would help found the Tudor dynasty, and the childhood and painful exile of her son, the future Henry VII. It ignores the fact that the Tudors were shaped by their past—those parts they wished to remember and those they wished to forget. By creating a full family portrait set against the background of this past, de Lisle enables us to see the Tudor dynasty in its own terms, and presents new perspectives and revelations on key figures and events. De Lisle discovers a family dominated by remarkable women doing everything possible to secure its future; shows why the princes in the Tower had to vanish; and reexamines the bloodiness of Mary’s reign, Elizabeth’s fraught relationships with her cousins, and the true significance of previously overlooked figures. Throughout the Tudor story, Leanda de Lisle emphasizes the supreme importance of achieving peace and stability in a violent and uncertain world, and of protecting and securing the bloodline. Tudor is bristling with religious and political intrigue but at heart is a thrilling story of one family’s determined and flamboyant ambition.

A Corpse in Cipher

Author : Elizabeth Drake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781518829376
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book A Corpse in Cipher written by Elizabeth Drake and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1513 and Elspet Stafford is a young woman with a promising future. She is engaged to a knight, she has the lineage of a royal family and can't wait to start her new life. She's never met her betrothed, but he sends her regular letters; ciphers and puzzles for her to decode to keep her distracted from her mother's overbearing nature. When news of his death reaches her, she finds it hard to believe, especially as the messenger also brings a letter from the fallen man himself for her to decode. She takes the letter with her when her mother sends her to a relation's manor where she is to be trained for court. Before she can decode her letter, she stumbles across the body of a murdered man in the manor's courtyard; a murder which the Lord of Ufford Manor is determined to cover up.Striking an unlikely alliance with the Lord's mother, Dowager Duchess Lettice, Elspet must decode the letter and discover what truly happened to the unfortunate man. But some mysteries are safer left alone and soon both women find themselves deep in intrigue, plots and of course, murder.

Historical Portraits of the Tudor Dynasty and the Reformation Period

Author : S. Hubert Burke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Historical Portraits of the Tudor Dynasty and the Reformation Period written by S. Hubert Burke and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Survival of the Princes in the Tower

Author : Matthew Lewis
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750985283
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Survival of the Princes in the Tower written by Matthew Lewis and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The murder of the Princes in the Tower is the most famous cold case in British history. Traditionally considered victims of their ruthless uncle, there are other suspects too often and too easily discounted. There may be no definitive answer, but by delving into the context of their disappearance and the characters of the suspects, Matthew Lewis examines the motives and opportunities afresh, as well as asking a crucial but often overlooked question: what if there was no murder? What if Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, survived their uncle's reign and even that of their brother-in-law Henry VII? In this new and updated edition, compelling evidence is presented to suggest the Princes survived, which is considered alongside the possibility of their deaths to provide a rounded and complete assessment of the most fascinating mystery in history.

Literature and Culture in Early Modern London

Author : Lawrence Manley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521461610
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Literature and Culture in Early Modern London written by Lawrence Manley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-05-11 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The literature of early modern London, and its contribution to the development of metropolitan culture.

The Royal Funeral Ceremony in Renaissance France

Author : Ralph E. Giesey
Publisher : Librairie Droz
ISBN 13 : 9782600029872
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book The Royal Funeral Ceremony in Renaissance France written by Ralph E. Giesey and published by Librairie Droz. This book was released on 1960 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Murder Most Royal

Author : Jean Plaidy
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307345394
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Murder Most Royal written by Jean Plaidy and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-01-24 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One powerful king. Two tragic queens. In the court of Henry VIII, it was dangerous for a woman to catch the king’s eye. Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were cousins. Both were beautiful women, though very different in temperament. They each learned that Henry’s passion was all-consuming–and fickle. Sophisticated Anne Boleyn, raised in the decadent court of France, was in love with another man when King Henry claimed her as his own. Being his mistress gave her a position of power; being his queen put her life in jeopardy. Her younger cousin, Catherine Howard, was only fifteen when she was swept into the circle of King Henry. Her innocence attracted him, but a past mistake was destined to haunt her. Painted in the rich colors of Tudor England, Murder Most Royal is a page-turning journey into the lives of two of the wives of the tempestuous Henry VIII. Look for the Reading Group Guide at the back of this book. Also available as an ebook.

Sovereign

Author : C. J. Sansom
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101221305
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Sovereign written by C. J. Sansom and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger – the highest honor in British crime writing The third Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery by C. J. Sansom, the bestselling author of Winter in Madrid and Dominion C. J . Sansom has garnered a wider audience and increased critical praise with each new novel published. His first book in the Matthew Shardlake series, Dissolution, was selected by P. D. James in The Wall Street Journal as one of her top five all-time favorite books. Now in Sovereign, Shardlake faces the most terrifying threat in the age of Tudor England: imprisonment int he Tower of London. Shardlake and his loyal assistant, Jack Barak, find themselves embroiled in royal intrigue when a plot against King Henry VIII is uncovered in York and a dangerous conspirator they've been charged with transporting to London is connected to the death of a local glazer.

The Raucous Royals

Author : Carlyn Beccia
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618891306
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book The Raucous Royals written by Carlyn Beccia and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-of-a-kind combination of a non-fiction picture book, graphic novel, and tabloid magazine invites readers on a journey through time to discover the ugly truth behind the even uglier rumors that persist about some of history's most important and eccentric figures.

The 'Royal' history of England

Author : England
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The 'Royal' history of England written by England and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Royal Mysteries and Pretenders

Author : Stanley Burke-Roche Poole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781566193849
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Royal Mysteries and Pretenders written by Stanley Burke-Roche Poole and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Royal Inheritance

Author : Kate Emerson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451661533
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Royal Inheritance written by Kate Emerson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new novel in the “wonderfully absorbing” (Library Journal) Secrets of the Tudor Court series, features a tailor’s daughter who suspects she is an illegitimate offspring of King Henry VIII. Audrey Malte is illegitimate, though her beloved father—tailor to King Henry VIII—prefers to call her “merry-begot,” saying there was much joy in her making. Then Audrey visits the royal court with her father, and the whispers start about Audrey’s distinctive Tudor-red hair and the kindness that the king shows her. Did dashing Henry perhaps ask Malte to raise a royal love child? The king’s favor, however, brings Audrey constraint as well as opportunity. Though she holds tender feelings for her handsome music tutor, John Harington, the king is pressuring her to marry into the family of treacherous, land-hungry Sir Richard Southwell. Audrey determines to learn the truth about her birth at last. The answer may give her the freedom to give her heart as she chooses . . . or it could ensnare her deeper in an enemy’s ruthless scheme.