![]() The Tudors are already our most vivid dynasty, by quite a long chalk, but these pages render them more vivid still. ![]() "Leanda de Lisle has the gift of reminding us that history is the story of real people real men, real women, full of rage and ambition and lust and hope and love. "Deeply researched but vibrantly accessible." - Wall Street Journal "Leanda de Lisle reveals such hidden depths in the vivid history of England's most famous dynasty"- The American Conservative "De Lisle's masterful command of the facts - great and small - provides a complete and entertaining overview." - The Guardian Rarely has that story been so well told as here." - The Mail "Europe has produced no family saga that could match the Tudors. In bridging this divide, de Lisle brings an entirely fresh feel to the Tudor story, reminding us of the one thing the monarchs themselves wanted us to forget: the sheer improbability of their royal rule." - The Times (London) Their story is told in full in Leanda de Lisle's Tudor, a wonderfully fluent portrait of five generations that connects the often overlooked fifteenth century Tudors with the more famous stuff. ![]() "Six centuries after they began, the Tudors are still England's most famous family. This is a very well-done popular history ideal for general readers." - Booklist De Lisle examines the key events and characters that make the Tudor story interesting. ![]()
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