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The Tudors by G.J. Meyer

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Feb 16, 11

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The book has a lot of interesting details about Tudor dynasty, however it is not a breezy read.
I personally mostly enjoyed reading about Henry's motivations and actions on founding of the Chirch of England.
I wish, however, Meyer covered Henry VII's reign in more depth. He was, afterall, the first Tudor king; also married to the daughter of the Yorkist king and did a lot of good for England's financial stability.
I also was surprised that Meyer only briefly mentioned Margaret Beaufort, the matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. I understand that she played an extremely important role in putting her son on England's throne, and just because of that she deserves at least couple of chapters in the book about the dynasty she worked so hard to establish.
Overall, I learned a lot (sometimes I think too much info that I had no interest in).

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