In the Lion's Court: Power, Ambition and Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIII

Wilson, Robert A.

ISBN 10: 0312286961 / ISBN 13: 9780312286965

Published by SMP, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Lion's Court: Power, Ambition and Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIII
• Publisher: SMP
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312286961
• ISBN 13: 9780312286965
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 35 ounces

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Synopsis

The story of Henry VIII and his six wives is a well-known example of the caprice and violence that dominated that KingÆs reign. Now renowned historian Derek Wilson examines a set of relationships that more vividly illustrate just how dangerous life was in the court of the Tudor lion. He tells the interlocking stories of six menùall curiously enough named Thomasùwhose ambitions and principles brought them face to face with violent death, as recorded in a simple mnemonic: "Died, beheaded, beheaded, Self-slaughtered, burned, survived."

About the Author

Derek Wilson, one of our leading biographers and novelists, came to prominence thirty years ago, after graduating from Cambridge University, with A Tudor Tapestry: Men Women and Society in Reformation England. This was followed by several critically acclaimed and best-selling books, such as Rothschild: A Story of Wealth and Power; Sweet Robin: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man; and, most recently, The King and The Gentleman: Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell 1599-1649. He has also written and presented numerous radio and television programs. Now, after three decades of study and reflection, he returns to those themes he first explored in A Tudor Tapestry.