05967cam a2200865 4500 598858264 TxAuBib 20220602120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780440339144 0440339146 B0036S4DY2 Amazon 98f9ad8a-0fbb-4626-bbe1-dfc49607bc15 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 315133 OverDrive (Product ID) 113759 113759 113759 TxAuBib Meyer, G. J. The Tudors [OverDrive] : The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty. Random House Publishing Group, 2010. Royal Family. nonfiction books. non fiction. royals. history lovers gifts. britain. cultural history. tudors. English history. Renaissance. Social Studies. society. European History. World History. gifts for history buffs. biographies. Historical. The Tudors. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. biography books. tudor england. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3797kB. History book. Henry VIII. Social History. Tudor. Henry VII. history gifts. British. history books for adults. Biography. History. monarchy. royalty. 17th century. British History. England. history books. Mary I. Elizabeth I. Edward VI. Nonfiction. History. Biography & Autobiography. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the first time in decades comes a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty, comprising some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule a country. “A thoroughly readable and often compelling narrative . . . Five centuries have not diminished the appetite for all things Tudor.”—Associated Press In 1485, young Henry Tudor, whose claim to the throne was so weak as to be almost laughable, crossed the English Channel from France at the head of a ragtag little army and took the crown from the family that had ruled England for almost four hundred years. Half a century later his son, Henry VIII, desperate to rid himself of his first wife in order to marry a second, launched a reign of terror aimed at taking powers no previous monarch had even dreamed of possessing. In the process he plunged his kingdom into generations of division and disorder, creating a legacy of blood and betrayal that would blight the lives of his children and the destiny of his country. The boy king Edward VI, a fervent believer in reforming the English church, died before bringing to fruition his dream of a second English Reformation. Mary I, the disgraced daughter of Catherine of Aragon, tried and failed to reestablish the Catholic Church and produce an heir. And finally came Elizabeth I, who devoted her life to creating an image of herself as Gloriana the Virgin Queen but, behind that mask, sacrificed all chance of personal happiness in order to survive.  The Tudors weaves together all the sinners and saints, the tragedies and triumphs, the high dreams and dark crimes, that reveal the Tudor era to be, in its enthralling, notorious truth, as momentous and as fascinating as the fictions audiences have come to love. BONUS: This edition contains a The Tudors discussion guide. Praise for The Tudors “A rich and vibrant tapestry.”—The Star-Ledger “A thoroughly readable and often compelling narrative . . . Five centuries have not diminished the appetite for all things Tudor.”—Associated Press “Energetic and comprehensive . . . [a] sweeping history of the gloriously infamous Tudor era . . . Unlike the somewhat ponderous British biographies of the Henrys, Elizabeths, and Boleyns that seem to pop up perennially, The Tudors displays flashy, fresh irreverence [and cuts] to the quick of the action.”—Kirkus Reviews “[A] cheeky, nuanced, and authoritative perspective . . . brims with enriching background discussions.”—Publishers Weekly “[A] lively new history.”—Bloomberg. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-31 20:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/98F/9AD/8A/TudorsTheCompleteStoryofEnglandsMostN9780440339144.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=98F9AD8A-0FBB-4626-BBE1-DFC49607BC15&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/98F/9AD/8A/TudorsTheCompleteStoryofEnglandsMostN9780440339144.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=98F9AD8A-0FBB-4626-BBE1-DFC49607BC15&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/98F/9AD/8A/TudorsTheCompleteStoryofEnglandsMostN9780440339144.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=98F9AD8A-0FBB-4626-BBE1-DFC49607BC15&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)