"Collates the most shocking killings and puzzling murder mysteries from the sixteenth century in fascinating detail" —
Gazette & Herald
In the Tudor age the murder rate was five times higher than it is today. Now, this unique true crime guide,
The Tudor Murder Files, reveals just how bloody and brutal this fascinating era really was.
From the dark days of Henry VIII to the turbulent times of Shakespeare, James Moore's new book is the first to chart the period's most gripping murder cases in all their grizzly detail. Featuring tales of domestic slaughter, sexual intrigue, and cunning assassinations, as well as murder mysteries worthy of Agatha Christie, the book vividly brings to life the violent crime wave that gripped the sixteenth century both at home and abroad. Enter a world in which stabbings were rife, guns were used to kill victims for the first time, and in which culprits frequently escaped justice.
The book also reveals just how severe some of the penalties could be, with grisly punishments for those who dared to commit the gravest of crimes. Discover how one murderer was gruesomely pressed to death, another boiled alive for poisoning his victims, and meet some of history's most notorious serial killers, including one considered so barbaric she was labelled a vampire.
"Contains more than seventy real life murders, profiling over thirty cases in detail. And not only does James chart how killers were caught and dealt with by the justice system, he also discusses how murders were reported to the new, news hungry nation." —
Luton Today
- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
The Tudor Murder Files
About this book
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Print ISBN
9781473857032
Subtopic
British HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part One: Murder and The Tudors
- Part Two: The Case Files
- Select Bibliography
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