Full name: Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I

Author: Peter Ackroyd Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Biographies Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781250054609 9780230706408 1250054605 0230706401

Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower. It is the story of Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome, and his relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under 'Bloody Mary'. It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against the queen and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, however, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them. This book is part of the "The History of England" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Revolution" First published in 2016 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Dominion" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones The English and Their History by Robert Tombs Tudor by Leanda de Lisle British History for Dummies by Sean Lang Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufmann The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer Foundation by Peter Ackroyd A Shortened History of England by George Macaulay Trevelyan The Tudors by G. J. Meyer The Conquering Family by Thomas B. Costain The Plantagenets by Dan Jones Unnatural Murder by Anne Somerset Unfinished Empire by John Darwin Royal Panoply by Carolly Erickson Revolution by Peter Ackroyd The Kings and Queens of England by Nicholas Best Dominion by Peter Ackroyd London by Peter Ackroyd Thames by Peter Ackroyd Albion by Peter Ackroyd