House of Treason: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty

House of Treason: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty

by RobertHutchinson (Author)

Synopsis

King-makers - Conspirators - Criminals - Nobles - Seducers

The Howard family - the Dukes of Norfolk - were the wealthiest and most powerful aristocrats in Tudor England, regarding themselves as the true power behind the throne. They were certainly extraordinarily influential, with two Howard women marrying Henry VIII - Anne Boleyn and the fifteen-year-old Catherine Howard. But in the treacherous world of the Tudor court no faction could afford to rest on its laurels. The Howards consolidated their power with an awesome web of schemes and conspiracies but even they could not always hold their enemies at bay.

This was a family whose history is marked by treason, beheadings and incarceration - a dynasty whose pride and ambition secured only their downfall.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Published: 07 Jan 2010

ISBN 10: 0753826909
ISBN 13: 9780753826904
Book Overview: Sex, greed and treachery at the heart of a Tudor regime.

Media Reviews
A remarkable story of a dynasty whose pride and ambition secured only their downfall. * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *
A riveting book * CATHOLIC HERALD *
A gruesome and engaging history * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST *
Gripping and gruesome * BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH *
Author Bio
Robert Hutchinson is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the author of THE LAST DAYS OF HENRY VIII, ELIZABETH'S SPYMASTER, THOMAS CROMWELL, HOUSE OF TREASON, YOUNG HENRY, THE SPANISH ARMADA and THE AUDACIOUS CRIMES OF COLONEL BLOOD. He was Defence Correspondent for the Press Association before moving to Jane's Information Group to launch JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY. He has a doctorate from the University of Sussex, and was appointed OBE in the 2008 Honours List.