The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802127541 ISBN 13: 9780802127549

Synopsis

The six wives of Henry VIII and the virginity of Elizabeth I are the stuff of popular history, but the lives of the Tudor monarchs away from the public eye are little known. Drawing on contemporary correspondence and eyewitness accounts, this book takes us into their kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms to reveal, through what they ate, what they wore, how they worshipped, whom they loved and how they gave birth, the intimate moments of their daily lives.

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Review:

Borman approaches her topic with huge enthusiasm and a keen eye for entertaining...this is a very human story of a remarkable family, full of vignettes that sit long in the mind. (Dan Jones The Sunday Times)

Tracy Borman's eye for detail is impressive; the book is packed with fascinating courtly minutiae...this is a wonderful book. (The Times)

Borman is an authoritative and engaging writer, good at prising out those humanising details that make the past alive to us. (The Observer)

Fascinating, detailed account of the everyday reality of the royals... This is a book of rich scholarship. Tracy Borman is a chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces and she knows her Tudor history inside out. (Daily Mail)

A riveting behind-the-scenes re-creation of court life. (The Bookseller)

A rich and intimate portrait. (Stylist)

The glittering, jewel-encrusted private world of Britain's five Tudor monarchs is gloriously brought to life here. (The Scotsman)

Tracy Borman's passion for the Tudor period shines forth from the pages of this fascinatingly detailed book, which vividly illuminates what went on behind the scenes at the Tudor court. Reading it is as good as looking through a keyhole, because it keeps its focus on the personal and private lives of the ever-intriguing Tudors, revealing their most intimate moments and even their poignant vulnerability - a far cry from the public images we have of them. (Alison Weir)

For Borman, the intimate particulars of everyday life are what help the past come bracingly, stirringly alive. Her full-quivered social history of the Tudor monarchs furnishes readers with a 'Hey, did you know...?' on almost every page...Social history lives and dies in the integrity of its details, and this authoritative work teems with well-sourced material. (New York Times)

Book Description:

Tracy Borman, author of the bestselling biography of Thomas Cromwell, takes us behind the scenes to reveal the intimate secrets of the Tudor court and the private lives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and more.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0802127541
• ISBN 13: 9780802127549
• Binding: Paperback