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House of Treason: The Rise & Fall of a Tudor Dynasty - Softcover

Hutchinson, Robert

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9780753826904: House of Treason: The Rise & Fall of a Tudor Dynasty
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0753826909 ISBN 13: 9780753826904
Publisher: Orion Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

An enormously entertaining tale of sex, greed, and treachery at the heart of a Tudor regime sheds new light on the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Elizabeth
 
This history of the Howard family—the Dukes of Norfolk—is marked by treason, beheadings, and incarceration—a dynasty whose pride and ambition secured only their downfall. The wealthiest and most powerful aristocrats in Tudor England—regarding themselves as the true power behind the throne—they were certainly extraordinarily influential, with two Howard women marrying Henry VIII—Anne Boleyn and the 15-year-old Catherine Howard. But in the treacherous world of the Tudor court no faction could afford to rest on its laurels. The Howards consolidated their power with an awesome web of schemes and conspiracies, but even they could not always hold their enemies at bay.

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About the Author

Robert Hutchinson is the author of Elizabeth's Spymaster, Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day, and The Last Days of Henry VIII.

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Publisher
Orion Publishing
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0753826909
ISBN 13 
9780753826904
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
416
Rating
  • 3.70 out of 5 stars
    418 ratings by Goodreads