Bloody, Brilliant Tudors
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Bloody, Brilliant Tudors

100 Tales of Gowns, Gossip and Gory Ends

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eBook - ePub

Bloody, Brilliant Tudors

100 Tales of Gowns, Gossip and Gory Ends

About this book

Did Henry VIII really plan to have Anne Boleyn's beloved dog thrown out the window?

Was Elizabeth I secretly a man?

Who were the Grey sisters, and why is theirs one of the saddest Tudor stories of all?

From Henry VII to Elizabeth I, Bloody, Brilliant Tudors answers all these questions and more. Come with us as we delve into the people and places behind the world-famous Tudor myths and legends.

Through various tales exploring the whole of the glittering dynasty, we'll learn about the lesser-known facts and figures behind these myths. Each reign serves up a wealth of fascinating historical stories to reveal the Tudor world in a new light.

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Publisher
The History Press
Year
2026
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781837050260
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 King Henry VII: The Accountant King
  7. 2 The Pretenders
  8. 3 The Great Tudor Whodunnit: The Princes in the Tower
  9. 4 How to Give Birth Like a Queen
  10. 5 Prince Arthur: The King Who Almost Was
  11. 6 King Henry VII, Elizabeth of York and their Children
  12. 7 Mary Tudor: Queen of France and the Scandal of the Court
  13. 8 The Most Hated Men of Henry VII’s Reign
  14. 9 The Groom of the Stool: The Most Coveted Job at Court?
  15. 10 Were the Woodvilles Witches?
  16. 11 The Death of Elizabeth of York
  17. 12 The Tower of London
  18. 13 Victims of the Tower of London
  19. 14 Richmond Palace: A Royal Favourite
  20. 15 The Death of King Henry VII
  21. 16 King Henry VIII: The Love Boat of the Tudor Age
  22. 17 The Lost Palace of Nonsuch
  23. 18 The Fools of Court
  24. 19 The Absent Husband: Next, Please!
  25. 20 The Greatest Love of King Henry VIII’s Life
  26. 21 The Many Heartbreaks of Catherine of Aragon
  27. 22 Bastards to the King
  28. 23 Catherine Carey: Half-Sister or Cousin to the Queen?
  29. 24 The Wildly Naughty Lady Margaret Douglas
  30. 25 The Missing Face of Anne Boleyn
  31. 26 Why Marry the Lady Once, When You Can Marry Her Twice?
  32. 27 The Missing Life of Elizabeth Boleyn
  33. 28 The Ghost of Catherine of Aragon
  34. 29 One of the Most Famous Injuries in History
  35. 30 Anne Boleyn’s Pregnancies
  36. 31 The Alleged Lovers of Queen Anne Boleyn
  37. 32 Jane Boleyn: The Wicked Lady Rochford?
  38. 33 The Request for the Swordsman of Calais
  39. 34 The Destruction of the Boleyn Family
  40. 35 What Happened to Anne Boleyn’s B Pendant?
  41. 36 The Death of Queen Anne Boleyn
  42. 37 Anne Boleyn: A Poisoned Tale
  43. 38 The Death of Lady Jane Rochford
  44. 39 What Was Jane Seymour up to in 1536?
  45. 40 Jane Seymour and the Battle of Her Ladies- in-Waiting
  46. 41 Was Jane Seymour Secretly Pregnant?
  47. 42 Anne of Cleves: Life After Henry
  48. 43 Tudor Execution: A Great Day Out?
  49. 44 The Bloody Ending of Lady Margaret Pole
  50. 45 The Alleged Lovers of Katherine Howard
  51. 46 What Was Katherine Howard Really Like?
  52. 47 The Arrest of Katherine Howard
  53. 48 The Death of Katherine Howard
  54. 49 The Missing Body of Katherine Howard
  55. 50 Katherine Parr’s Near-Fatal Mistake
  56. 51 The Death of King Henry VIII
  57. 52 The Lost Daughter of Katherine Parr: Lady Mary Seymour
  58. 53 Sudeley Castle and Its Chequered Past
  59. 54 The Shocking Afterlife of Queen Katherine Parr
  60. 55 King Edward VI: The Promised Prince Who Underdelivered
  61. 56 King Edward VI: Henry VIII, Pt II
  62. 57 The Tudors and Their Pets
  63. 58 The ‘Protectors’ to the King
  64. 59 Queen in All but Name: Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset
  65. 60 The Wicked Mother: Lady Frances Brandon
  66. 61 Were Lady Jane Grey and Edward Ever Meant to Marry?
  67. 62 The Death of King Edward VI
  68. 63 The Scandalous Lady Katherine Grey
  69. 64 The Last, Lost Grey Sister
  70. 65 The Death of Lady Jane Grey: The Thirteen-Day Queen
  71. 66 The Sad Ghost of Lord Guildford Dudley
  72. 67 Queen Mary I: The Catholic Comeback Queen
  73. 68 The Missed Marriages
  74. 69 The Rivalry Between Katherine Howard and Princess Mary
  75. 70 Mary I’s Shopping Addiction
  76. 71 Did Philip Ever Really Love Mary?
  77. 72 The Death of Queen Mary I
  78. 73 Queen Elizabeth I: The Original Influencer
  79. 74 The Bisley Boy Tale
  80. 75 A Tower Fit for a Princess
  81. 76 A Great Love for Her Dearly Departed Mother
  82. 77 Kat Ashley: Elizabeth I’s Real Mother
  83. 78 Did Elizabeth I … Have a Baby?
  84. 79 Blanche Parry, Another Beloved Mother
  85. 80 Marriage Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink …
  86. 81 The Naughty Lady Penelope Devereux
  87. 82 Did William Cecil Order the Murder of Amy Dudley?
  88. 83 The Drama of the Succession
  89. 84 The Lost Tudor Princess: Lady Arbella Stuart
  90. 85 The Sad Afterlife of Lady Arbella Stuart
  91. 86 The Mystery of the Chequers Ring
  92. 87 John Dee: The Original 007
  93. 88 The Original Beauty Influencer
  94. 89 The Black Pearls
  95. 90 The Tempestuous Tudor Temper
  96. 91 Was Elizabeth I Really Bald?
  97. 92 Troublesome Cousins
  98. 93 The Sons of Lady Katherine Grey
  99. 94 Terrible Teeth
  100. 95 The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
  101. 96 The Ghosts of Mary, Queen of Scots
  102. 97 The Three Brothers Jewel
  103. 98 The Naughty Ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh
  104. 99 Elizabeth I to Anne of Denmark: The Royal Wardrobe
  105. 100 The Death of Queen Elizabeth I
  106. Epilogue
  107. Further Reading
  108. Bibliography

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