The House of Tudor - Couverture rigide

The House of Tudor changed the history of Britain forever. The Tudor monarchs have been immortalised in novels and films for generations. However, the true history of this incredible dynasty is often romanticised and fact is overlooked. Alison Plowden's accessible and beautifully written history traces the family's turbulent reign of power from Henry Vii, the first Tudor monarch, who fathered the great Henry Viii. Henry Viii went onto revolutionise England's armed forces and implement controversial reforms in England.

The Tudors ruled England for little more than a century, but no other dynasty has so impressed itself on the English consciousness. Bluff King Hal and Good Queen Bess are part of folklore and remain among the very few English monarchs immediately recognizable to most English people. In a personal rather than political history, Alison Plowden tells the story of the five Tudor monarchs, as well as lesser known members of the family. It is the story of four turbulent, passionate, tragic and prodigious generations.