A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England - Couverture rigide

Lipscomb, Suzannah

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0091944848 ISBN 13 : 9780091944841

Editeur : Ebury Press, 2012

Synopsis

Meet the Tudors in this fascinating book about the places where they lived, played and worshipped

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb is Senior Lecturer and Convenor for History at New College of the Humanities, London, and also holds a post as Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of East Anglia. She has appeared on BBC'S The One Show, ITV's GMTV, Channel 4's Time Team, and BBC Radio 4's Today programme, presented BBC Radio 3's The Essay and co-presented Inside the World of Henry VIII on the History Channel. Her new three-part series on the Tower of London airs on National Geographic in Spring 2012. She is the author of 1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII, and writes frequently for BBC History Magazine and History Today. For three years she was Research Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, based at Hampton Court Palace; she is now a Consultant for Historic Royal Palaces and on their Research Strategy Board.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester entertained Elizabeth I at Kenilworth Castle for 19 long days in 1575, in one last attempt to win her hand in marriage.

In Oxford, you can still see the charred door of Balliol College that was licked by the immense fire that Mary I had built to burn three famous martyrs who refused to renounce their Protestant faith.

Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned many times in cold and dank Tutbury Castle, before plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I by smuggling messages out in beer barrels. But she was led into a trap, which cost her her head.

Henry VIII was twice betrayed at Pontefract Castle. It was overrun during a rebellion in 1536, and Catherine Howard entertained her lover, Thomas Culpeper, there in 1541.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

Visit palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories behind Tudor England.

Come on a journey that brings the sights of Tudor England vividly to life, and meet some of its most celebrated characters. From the famous palace at Hampton Court where dangerous intrigue was rife, to Tudor mansions, such as Anne Boleyn's childhood home at Hever Castle.

Walk through the corridors of power and the courtyards of country houses to encounter the passionate yet tragic Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII's last wife. Meet Lady Jane Grey, the 13-day queen, and hear how Sir Walter Raleigh planned his trip to the New World.

For the armchair traveller, or those looking for inspiration for a day out, this book reveals the rich history of the Tudors and, through the places that defined them, paints a vivid and captivating picture of Tudor England's greatest stories.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ebury Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0091944848
• ISBN 13: 9780091944841
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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