The Tudors by G J Meyer
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The award-winning author of The Memphis Murders presents "a rich and vibrant tapestry" (The Star-Ledger) of the fabled Tudor dynasty--and some of the most enigmatic figures to ever rule a country."A thoroughly readable and often compelling narrative . . . Five centuries have not diminished the appetite for all things Tudor."--Associated Press
In 1485, Henry Tudor, whose claim to the English throne was so weak as to be almost laughable, nevertheless sailed from France with a ragtag army to take the crown from the family that had ruled England for almost four centuries. Fifty years later, his son, Henry VIII, desperate to rid himself of his first wife in order to marry a second, launched a reign of terror aimed at taking powers no previous monarch had even dreamed of possessing--ultimately leaving behind a brutal legacy that would blight the lives of his children and the destiny of his country. The boy king Edward VI, a fervent believer in reforming the English church, died before realizing his dream. Mary I, the disgraced daughter of Catherine of Aragon, tried and failed to reestablish the Catholic Church and produce an heir, while Elizabeth I sacrificed all chance of personal happiness in order to survive.
Blending gripping history with lively storytelling, The Tudors presents the sinners and saints, the tragedies and triumphs, the high dreams and dark crimes of this enthralling, notorious era.
G.J. Meyer is the author of The Tudors and A World Undone: The Tale of the Great War, as well as Executive Blues and The Memphis Murders, two popular works of history. He graduated with a master's degree. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota, where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and his master's degree from Harvard University, where he received the Nieman Fellowship in Journalism. He has taught at colleges in Des Moines, St. Louis, and Chicago. Louis, New York, and Wiltshire, England, and now lives in Wiltshire, England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385340779 |
| ISBN 10 | 038534077X |
| Title | The Tudors |
| Author | G J Meyer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 2011-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 672 |
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