{"product_id":"9781405937191-house-of-dudley","title":"The House of Dudley","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA New History of Tudor England. A TIMES Book of the Year 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you've never heard of .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tour-de-force of Tudor history. Remarkable' \u003cb\u003eDAN JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is riveting stuff: death, desire, power and scandal'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A twist on the Tudors . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWas the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was the question on the mind of Elizabeth I's courtiers when a forbidden book accused generations of the Dudley family of poisonings, plottings, murders, treason, incitement and other 'evil stratagems.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, the Dudleys had been close to the throne, rising from nobodies to the land's highest offices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder Henrys VII and VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and, finally, Elizabeth, they risked execution and imprisonment as they audaciously stole, murdered and swindled in the name of the monarch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut were they loyally protecting the crown, or did they secretly covet it for themselves?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 ACCORDING TO \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eHISTORY TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pacy narrative, vividly written, makes you want to read on and on. Joanne Paul is a major new talent in the field' \u003c\/b\u003eALISON WEIR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story . It's delightful, a joy to read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES, \u003c\/i\u003e'BOOK OF THE WEEK'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ethrilling\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003edeeply researched\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003estudy of power and conspiracy\u003c\/b\u003e: the \u003cb\u003erise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe House of Dudley\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the \u003cb\u003efascinating men and women\u003c\/b\u003e who \u003cb\u003ealmost became kings and queens\u003c\/b\u003e in their own right' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rich and compelling. Conjures up the look and feel of Tudor life . You will find yourself drawn in, fascinated, and richly informed' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003einnovative\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eauthoritative\u003c\/b\u003e. I \u003cb\u003ecould not recommend \u003ci\u003eThe House of Dudley \u003c\/i\u003emore highly\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a \u003cb\u003ereal lesson in how to revitalise\u003c\/b\u003e the writing of \u003cb\u003eTudor history' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH GRISTWOOD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A full-blooded affair, as good on the horrors of war as it is on the soft power of the Dudley women, and written in a lively, episodic style that presents each Dudley as a foil to the monarch they served' \u003c\/b\u003eJESSIE CHILDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An enthralling read told by Paul with great verve and an eye for the telling detail' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The crowning jewel in its genre . I can't recommend this book enough. Unputdownable' \u003c\/b\u003eLINDSEY FITZHARRIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'When reading Joanne Paul's lively history of the house of Dudley, it is impossible not to be reminded of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*The House of Dudley: Named one of The Times \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year 2022*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817202823265,"sku":"9781405937191","price":12.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32269859.jpg?v=1737106386","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405937191-house-of-dudley","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}