Full name: The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty

Author: Tracy Borman Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780802125996 0802125999

England's Tudor monarchs--Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I--are perhaps the most celebrated and fascinating of all royal families in history. Their love affairs, their political triumphs, and their overturning of the religious order are the subject of countless works of popular scholarship. But for all we know about Henry's quest for male heirs, or Elizabeth's purported virginity, the private lives of the Tudors remain largely beyond our grasp.In The Private Lives of the Tudors, Tracy Borman delves deep behind the public face of the monarchs, showing us what their lives were like beyond the stage of court. Drawing on the accounts of those closest to them, Borman examines Tudor life in fine detail. What did the monarchs eat? What clothes did they wear, and how were they designed, bought, and cared for? How did they practice their faith? And in earthlier moments, who did they love, and how did they give birth to the all-important heirs?Delving into their education, upbringing, sexual lives, and into the kitchens, bathrooms, schoolrooms, and bedrooms of court, Borman charts out the course of the entire Tudor dynasty, surfacing new and fascinating insights into these celebrated figures. Similar books: The Other Tudors by Philippa Jones Tudor by Leanda de Lisle Tudor England by John Guy Monarchy by David Starkey The Last Days of Henry VIII by Robert Hutchinson Divorced, Beheaded, Survived by Karen Lindsey Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufmann Henry VIII by Alison Weir Six Wives by David Starkey The Tudors by G. J. Meyer Henry by David Starkey Tudors by Peter Ackroyd Crown and Country by David Starkey The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn by Retha M. Warnicke How To Be a Tudor by Ruth Goodman