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The Tudors (2010) (edit title/settings)

The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty

by G. J. Meyer (Author) (edit contributors)

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For the first time in decades, here, in a single volume, is a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty, comprising some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule a country. Acclaimed historian G. J. Meyer reveals the flesh-and-bone reality in all its wild excess. In 1485, young Henry Tudor,... read more

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The Tudors ruled England for only three generations, an almost pathetically brief span of time in comparison with other dynasties before and since.

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Map

Family Tree

A Tudor Timeline

Introduction

Prologue

I. Part One: An Excess of Good Fortune 1485-1532
1. The Luck of Henry Tudor: The king who had (almost) everything
Background: The Origin of the Tudors
2. The King's Great Matter: His pursuit of an annulment - and of Anne Boleyn
Background: The Spanish Connection
3. Frustration and Embarrassment: Queen Catherine resists, and finds support
Background: England Then
4. Radical Departures: Moving the line between church and state
Background: The Old Church
5. Another Way Devised: A policy of winning by intimidation - and terror
Background: The Royal Horn of Plenty
6. A Revolution in the Making: Henry raises the stakes
Background: Windows of Opportunity
7. A Thunderbolt Falls: The royal ultimatum
Background: Parliament
8. Submission: The archbishop of Canterbury surrenders
Background: Other Reformations
9. Consummation: The king beds, then weds, Anne Boleyn

II. Part Two: Monster: 1533-1547
10. First Blood: The destruction of the Nun of Kent
Background: The Tower
11. Supremacy: Parliament acknowledges the king's new powers
Background: Monks, Nuns, and Friars
12. "We Will All Die": Destruction of the Charterhouse monks, and of John Fisher
Background: Best Selers
13. "Preserve My Friends from Such Favors": Trial and execution of Thomas More, the monastic visits
Background: Popes
14. All but Godlike: Anne Boleyn is replaced; the smaller monasteries destroyed
Background: THey Were What They Ate
15. Rebellion and Betrayal: Explosion: the Pilgrimage of Frace; King Henry gets his son
Background: The Sports of Kings
16. The Last of Henry: Three more wives, money trouble, a final torrent of killings

III. Part Three: A King Too Soon and a Queen Too Late: 1542-1558
17. A New Beginning: Evangelicals triumph; Edward Seymour assumes command
Background: Instruments of Power
18. England's Second Reformation: Henry VIII's church dismantled; the fall of Seymour
Background: Calvin
19. A Revolution and a Coup: The rise of John Dudley, the death of Edward VI, the brief reign of Jane Grey
Background: The Making of Mary
20. Another New Beginning: Mary I and the restoration of the old religion
Background: Schooling and the Schools
21. And Another Early End: Dreams turn to dust

IV. Part Four: Survivor: 1558-1603
22. Yet Another New Beginning: The return to Protestantism
Background: The Council of Trent
23. The Succession, Again: Robert Dudley and the hope for an heir
Background: The Rise and Fall of English Theater
24. A Torrent of Miseries: Religion, the succession, and Mary, Queen of Scots
Background: The Turks
25. Actions, Reactions, Provocations: Trouble in France, trouble with Spain; rebellion in the Netherlands
Background: Torture
26. A Horrific Tangle - And War at Last: Years of meddling produce war in the Netherlands
Background: The Punishment of the Innocent
27. The Last Favorite: The Rise of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Background: Winning Big
28. A Seat at the Table: The rivalry of Essex and Robert Cecil
Background: A Diamond of England
29. The Last Act: The fall of Essex; the dismal final decade of the Tudor Age

An Epilogue in Two Parts

Sources and Notes

Index

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  1. G. J. Meyer (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: February 23, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-385-34076-2
Page Count: 640

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  • Library of Congress: DA315 .M477 2010
  • Dewey: 942.05

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