{"product_id":"tudor-passion-manipulation-murder-the-story-of-englands-most-notorious-royal-family-paperback","title":"Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. the Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family - Paperback","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\u003eLeanda de Lisle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tudors are England's most dramatic royal family-Henry VIII notoriously divorced his queen and broke with the church of Rome, and Elizabeth I became the greatest English queen in history. But they are a dynasty still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.\u003c\/b\u003e In an epic narrative sweeping from 1437 to the first decade of the seventeenth century, \u003ci\u003eTudor\u003c\/i\u003e traces the rise and rule of the dynasty. Brutal political instability dominated England, and Leanda de Lisle reveals the personalities, passions, and obsessions of the men and women at its epicenter. This groundbreaking story opens at the unlikely beginning of the Tudor dynasty-with Owen Tudor, a handsome Welsh commoner who, with a pirouette and a trip, landed squarely in the lap of the English Monarchy. The struggle of Owen's grandson Henry VII and his heirs to secure the line of succession-and the hopes, loves, and losses of the claimants-are the focus of this book. The universal appeal of the Tudors also lies in the family stories: of a mother's love for her son, of the husband who kills his wives, of siblings who betray one another, of reckless love affairs, of rival cousins, of an old spinster whose heirs hope to hurry her to her end.  Thrilling to read and bristling with religious and political intrigue, \u003ci\u003eTudor\u003c\/i\u003e tells the true story behind the myths, throwing a fresh, new light on this perennially fascinating era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeanda de Lisle\u003c\/b\u003e is the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters Who Would Be Queen, After Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTudor\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a columnist on the \u003ci\u003eSpectator, Country Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e, and writes for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Leicestershire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52700155117901,"sku":"9781610395458","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/SlIrdWZYSjF2M0NxSWpaVDNWRDNoZz09.webp?v=1762194027","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/tudor-passion-manipulation-murder-the-story-of-englands-most-notorious-royal-family-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}