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A book on Charles I and his family
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The Sisters Who Would Be Queen
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2009
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Tudor: The Family Story
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2013
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27 editions
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After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England
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2005
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19 editions
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The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
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2017
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Henrietta Maria
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Best books about the Tudors: facts behind the Wolf Hall trilogy and novels to read next
Best books about the Tudors: facts behind the Wolf Hall trilogy and novels to read next: ‘Best...
“If my faults deserve punishment, my youth at least, and my imprudence were worthy of excuse”
― The Sisters Who Would Be Queen
― The Sisters Who Would Be Queen
“Similarly, while the Tudors are often recalled in terms of a historical enmity with Spain, this too is history written with hindsight: the Armada did not take place until a generation after Elizabeth became queen.”
― Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family
― Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family
“The tension in the room had reached breaking point when at last he swung his axe. It smashed into Mary’s head. Some thought they heard a cry. A second stroke almost severed the neck. The axe was then used like a cleaver on a chicken wing to cut it free. As the head fell the executioner raised it up, with the shout ‘God save the queen’, only to have it drop out of his hand leaving him clutching her chestnut wig. It had been severed from its moorings by the botched strike of the axe. As Shrewsbury wept, the executioners began to tear the dead queen’s stockings from her corpse. In was a perk of the job to be allowed to keep or sell their victim’s clothes. Their action disturbed her little dog, hidden under her skirts. Covered with blood, it rushed up and down the body, howling plaintively.16”
― Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family
― Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family
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