* The best history of the Tudors in print, but don't take our word for it:* 'Gripping and told with enviable narrative skill. a delight' THES.* 'Vivid, entertaining and carrying its learning lightly' PROFESSOR EAMON DUFFY.* 'A lively overview. Rex is a wry commentator on the game on monarchy' THE GUARDIAN.* 'Magnificent' HISTORY TODAY.* A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE* Cambridge academic Dr. Richard Rex is an acknowledged expert on the Tudors.

* Fabulously illustrated B-format paperback with over 140 illustrations, 63 in color. The Tudor period is regarded by many as England's golden age, and still casts a spell over the public imagination. Whether it's the glittering rule of Elizabeth, the ruthless power of her father Henry VIII, or the bloody and radical reign of Mary, the Tudors remain the most fascinating English dynasty. Richard Rex looks at how the public and private lives of the Tudors were inextricably linked, and how each Tudor monarch exuded charisma and danger in equal measure.