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Tudor
- Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
The Tudors are England's most notorious royal family. But, as Leanda de Lisle's gripping new history reveals, they are a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.
The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family's obscure Welsh origins and the ordinary man known as Owen Tudor who would fall (literally) into a queen's lap - and later her bed. It passes by the courage of Margaret Beaufort, the pregnant 13-year-old girl who would help found the Tudor dynasty, and the childhood and painful exile of her son, the future Henry VII. It ignores the fact that the Tudors were shaped by their past - those parts they wished to remember and those they wished to forget.
By creating a full family portrait set against the background of this past, de Lisle enables us to see the Tudor dynasty in its own terms and presents new perspectives and revelations on key figures and events. De Lisle discovers a family dominated by remarkable women doing everything possible to secure its future; shows why the princes in the Tower had to vanish; and reexamines the bloodiness of Mary's reign, Elizabeth's fraught relationships with her cousins, and the true significance of previously overlooked figures. Throughout the Tudor story, Leanda de Lisle emphasizes the supreme importance of achieving peace and stability in a violent and uncertain world and of protecting and securing the bloodline.
Tudor is bristling with religious and political intrigue but at heart is a thrilling story of one family's determined and flamboyant ambition.
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- Sue Power
- 20-03-21
Good Book
I liked this book but preferred the TV adaptation of the Tudors not too good
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-11-23
oh dear!
Who in their right mind thought this narrator was a good idea. this person can't even pronounce basic words, let alone British place names. I've spent the entirety of this listen shouting corrections at my speaker.
However.
That said. The book itself is well researched and written, with an easy, accurate style. I shall be looking forward to the next Leanda de Lisle offering
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-09-19
why ?
The author might be American. but the whole book is ruined by the narrator . 21 April instead of April 21st. Not being able to pronounce Salisbury etc. Just ruins the book. British history should be read by a British narrator . it's just so jarring when someone can't even pronounce Marquis. would prefer to read this than listen to it. eg one hundred sixty instead of one hundred and sixty. In a novel no problem.
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