{"product_id":"the-house-of-dudley-a-new-history-of-tudor-england-a-times-book-of-the-year-2022","title":"The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England. A TIMES Book of the Year 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you've never heard of . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 ACCORDING TO: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHISTORY TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tour-de-force of Tudor history, as seen through the eyes of a family with a front-row view of almost every major political event in sixteenth-century England. Remarkable' \u003c\/b\u003eDAN JONES, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePOWER AND THRONES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history, capturing in full Tudor brilliance the cut-throat glamour of the English throne and the most audacious family to play its game' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is riveting stuff: death, desire, power and scandal. \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e looks tame compared with the real-life machinations of the Dudleys' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES, BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2022\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________ \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEach Tudor monarch made their name with a Dudley by their side - or by crushing one beneath their feet . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dudleys thrived at the court of Henry VII, but were sacrificed to the popularity of Henry VIII. Rising to prominence in the reign of Edward VI, the Dudleys lost it all by advancing Jane Grey to the throne over Mary I. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was until the reign of Elizabeth I, when the family were once again at the centre of power, and would do anything to remain there . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith three generations of felled favourites, what was it that caused this family to keep rising so high and falling so low? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, for the first time, is the story of England's Borgias, a noble house competing in the murderous game of musical chairs around the English throne. Witness cunning, adultery and sheer audacity from history's most brilliant, bold and skulduggerous family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the House of Dudley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURED IN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHISTORY TODAY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pacy narrative, vividly written, makes you want to read on and on. Joanne Paul is a major new talent in the field' \u003c\/b\u003eALISON WEIR \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story . . . It's delightful, a joy to read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES, \u003c\/i\u003e'BOOK OF THE WEEK' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ethrilling\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003edeeply researched\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003estudy of power and conspiracy\u003c\/b\u003e: the \u003cb\u003erise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe House of Dudley\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the \u003cb\u003efascinating men and women\u003c\/b\u003e who \u003cb\u003ealmost became kings and queens\u003c\/b\u003e in their own right' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rich and compelling. Conjures up the look and feel of Tudor life . . . You will find yourself drawn in, fascinated, and richly informed' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003einnovative\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eauthoritative\u003c\/b\u003e. I \u003cb\u003ecould not recommend \u003ci\u003eThe House of Dudley \u003c\/i\u003emore highly\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a \u003cb\u003ereal lesson in how to revitalise\u003c\/b\u003e the writing of \u003cb\u003eTudor history' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH GRISTWOOD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A full-blooded affair, as good on the horrors of war as it is on the soft power of the Dudley women, and written in a lively, episodic style that presents each Dudley as a foil to the monarch they served' \u003c\/b\u003eJESSIE CHILDS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An enthralling read told by Paul with great verve and an eye for the telling detail' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The crowning jewel in its genre . . . I can't recommend this book enough. 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