{"product_id":"the-stolen-crown-treachery-deceit-and-the-death-of-the-tudor-dynasty-hardcover","title":"The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Borman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compelling and brilliant--don't miss it!\"--Alison Weir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed royal historian, the dramatic and untold story of the lie about the controversial succession that ended the Tudor era and changed the course of British history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the long and dramatic annals of British history, no transition from one monarch to another has been as fraught and consequential as that which ended the Tudor dynasty and launched the Stuart in March 1603. At her death, Elizabeth I had reigned for 44 turbulent years, facing many threats, whether external from Spain or internal from her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots. But no danger was greater than the uncertainty over who would succeed her, which only intensified as her reign lengthened. Her unwillingness to marry or name a successor gave rise to fierce rivalry between blood claimants to the throne--Mary and her son, James VI of Scotland, Arbella Stuart, Lady Katherine Grey, Henry Hastings, and more--which threatened to destabilize the monarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs acclaimed Tudor historian Tracy Borman reveals in \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Crown\u003c\/i\u003e, according to Elizabeth's earliest biographer, William Camden, in his history of her reign, on her deathbed the queen indicated James was her chosen heir, and indeed he did become king soon after she died. That endorsement has been accepted as fact for more than four centuries. However, recent analysis of Camden's original manuscript shows key passages were pasted over and rewritten to burnish James' legacy. The newly-uncovered pages make clear not only that Elizabeth's naming of James never happened, but that James, uncertain he would ever gain the British throne, was even suspected of sending an assassin to London to kill the queen. Had all this been known at the time, the English people--bitter enemies with Scotland for centuries--might well not have accepted James as their king, with unimagined ramifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the revelations over Camden's manuscript, Borman sheds rare new light on Elizabeth's historic reign, chronicling it through the lens of the various claimants who, over decades, sought the throne of the only English monarch not to make provision for her successor. The consequences were immense. Not only did James upend Elizabeth's glittering court, but the illegitimacy of his claim to the throne, which Camden suppressed, found full expression in the catastrophic reign of James' son and successor, Charles I. His execution in 1649 shocked the world and destroyed the monarchy fewer than 50 years after Elizabeth died, changing the course of British and world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRACY BORMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is Chief Historian of Historic Royal Palaces, Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust, and Chancellor and Professor of Tudor History at Lincoln Bishop University. She is the author of many highly acclaimed books, including \u003cem\u003eAnne Boleyn and Elizabeth I\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCrown and Sceptre\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHenry VIII and the Men Who Made Him\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e The Private Lives of the Tudors\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThomas Cromwell\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Queen of the Conqueror\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eElizabeth's Women\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Witches\u003c\/em\u003e; as well as the trilogy of novels\u003cem\u003e The King's Witch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Devil's Slave\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Fallen Angel\u003c\/em\u003e. Borman is also a regular broadcaster and accomplished public speaker. She was awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2024 for services to heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52763482915149,"sku":"9780802165909","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/v2NYrJDfIr9780802165909.webp?v=1763023844","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-stolen-crown-treachery-deceit-and-the-death-of-the-tudor-dynasty-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}