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Six Wives of henry VIII
The story of Henry VIII and his six wives has passed from history into legend - taught in the cradle as a cautionary tale and remembered in adulthood as an object lesson in the …
Tudors
David Loades provides a masterful overview of this formative period of British history. Exploring the reign of each monarch within the framework of the dynasty, he unpacks the key …
Navy of Edward VI and Mary I
This book throws more light on a relatively unknown part of Tudor History. It focuses on the reigns of Edward I and Mary I, and covers the Anglo-Scottish War and the Succession …
Henry VIII
A major new biography of the most infamous king of England. 'Means to be God, and do as pleases himself' Martin Luther observed. It was a shrewd comment, not merely on the divorce …
Tudors For Dummies
This entertaining guide covers the period from 1485 to 1603, exploring the life and times of everyday people (from famine and the flu epidemic, to education, witchcraft and William …
Tudor Navy
The Tudor Navy is a subject which is very unevenly known. The last significant general histories were written at the end of the last century. Since then much detailed research has …
Power in Tudor England
England was the most centralised state in medieval Europe. The Tudors built on this situation to reduce still further the provincial power of the nobility, and to eliminate the …
Catherine Howard
Henry's fifth queen is best known to history as the stupid adolescent who got herself fatally entangled with lovers and ended up on the block. However, there was more to her than …
India and the End of Empire
Daniel O'Connor has led a remarkable life as a priest, scholar, missionary and teacher. His ten years as chaplain and lecturer in St Stephen's College, Delhi and his years as …
Making of the Elizabethan Navy 1540-1590
An account of the development of the English navy showing how the formidable force which beat the Spanish Armada was created.When Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509 the English …