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The private lives of the Tudors, uncovering the secrets of Britain's greatest dynasty, Tracy Borman

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The private lives of the Tudors, uncovering the secrets of Britain's greatest dynasty, Tracy Borman

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrationsgenealogical tablesportraitsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The private lives of the Tudors

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

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Tracy Borman

Sub title

uncovering the secrets of Britain's greatest dynasty

Summary

An examination behind the public faces of the Tudor monarchs draws on material from their most intimate courtiers to illuminate details about their private worlds, from what they ate and the clothes they wore to how they were treated while sick

Table Of Contents

Introduction: 'The public self and the private' -- Henry VII. 'Infinitely suspicious' ; 'Not admitting any near approach' ; 'Closeted away like a girl' -- Henry VIII. 'Their business is in many secrets' ; 'Lay hands upon his royal person' ; 'She excelled them all' ; 'A thin, old, and vicious hack' ; 'True carnal copulation' ; 'Kings and Emperors all be but mortal' -- Edward VI. 'Being yet but a child' -- Mary I. 'Thinking myself to be with child' -- Elizabeth I. 'We highly commend the single life' ; 'She seldom partakes before strangers' ; 'A thousand eyes see all I do' ; 'I am soft and made of melting snow' ; 'The crooked carcass' -- Epilogue: 'Such lack of good order'

Target audience

adult

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Uncovering the secrets of Britain's greatest dynasty

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