{"product_id":"the-house-of-dudley-a-new-history-of-tudor-england-a-times-book-of-the-year-2022-9781405937191","title":"The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England. A TIMES Book of the Year 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e The House of Dudley is a thrilling and deeply researched study of power and conspiracy, illuminating the fascinating men and women who almost became kings and queens in their own right. It was named one of The Times Books of the Year 2022. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 592 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A fascinating and entertaining read    GOOD HOUSEKEEPING   Told 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 . . .  ???????  A tour-de-force of Tudor history. Remarkable   DAN JONES   Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history    SUNDAY TIMES    This is riveting stuff: death,desire,power and scandal    SPECTATOR    A twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read    THE TIMES   ________    Was the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?    This 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.   For decades,the Dudleys had been close to the throne,rising from nobodies to the land s highest offices.  Under 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.   But were they loyally protecting the crown,or did they secretly covet it for themselves?  ________   A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 ACCORDING TO  THE TIMES,SUNDAY TIMES,DAILY TELEGRAPH  AND  HISTORY TODAY      A pacy narrative,vividly written,makes you want to read on and on. Joanne Paul is a major new talent in the field   ALISON WEIR    Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story . . . It s delightful,a joy to read    THE TIMES,  BOOK OF THE WEEK    A  thrilling  and  deeply researched   study of power and conspiracy : the  rise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty .  The House of Dudley  illuminates the  fascinating men and women  who  almost became kings and queens  in their own right  SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE    Rich and compelling. Conjures up the loo.   A fascinating and entertaining read    GOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 440g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 131 x 197 x 39 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781405937191\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Joanne Paul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44216377901306,"sku":"9781405937191","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1683293809889_book.jpg?v=1683354148","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-house-of-dudley-a-new-history-of-tudor-england-a-times-book-of-the-year-2022-9781405937191","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}