Intrigue and Treason: The Tudor Court, 1547-1558 [Paperback]

David Loades (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0582772265 | ISBN-13: 978-0582772267 | Publication Date: November 6, 2004 | Edition: 1

An engaging account of how the Tudor monarchy made the transition from Henry's male sphere to Elizabeth's feminine court.

• Attention-grabbing dramas of treachery, affairs and executions
• A fresher perspective on Tudor court life - focus on revels, music and other entertainments
• Shows what it was like not to have adult males ruling court and country
• Loades is a major author in this field

 

Editorial Reviews

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'This is a penetrating and colourful study of the mid-Tudor Court. Loades has responded to both the revived interest in Edwardian and Marian politics and the current fascination with the Court to explore and demonstrate the role of the royal home as a political arena and the heart of government. He also provides fresh, stimulating and important assessments of Philip, Elizabeth and other focal figures.'

Michael Graves, University of Auckland

 

'...an excellent survey of the most difficult period of Tudor history.'

'...well worth reading for those with an interest in Tudor England, or more broadly, Renaissance monarchy in Europe.'

Victoria Stater, American Historical Review, February 2006

From the Back Cover

`This is a penetrating and colourful history of the mid-Tudor Court. Loades

has responded to both the revived interest in Edwardian and Marian politics

and the current fascination with the Court to explore and demonstrate the

role of the royal home as a political arena and the heart of government. He

also provides fresh, stimulating and important assessments of Philip,

Elizabeth and other focal figures.'

 - Professor Michael Graves, University of Auckland

With Elizabeth I and Henry VIII dominant, the Tudor world still casts a spell. Yet how did the court change from Henry's male sphere to Elizabeth's feminine court? From the school room of Edward, through Mary and Philip's reign to Elizabeth's loving virgin circle, the court changed through a series of plots, affairs and religious rollercoasters.

Intrigue and Treason pursues the Kings and Queens of sixteenth century through an unprecedented period of upheaval when there was no adult male to take the throne. Through an original study of both the politics and culture of the age, it shows how the monarchy and state adapted to a completely new form of rule: that of women and children.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 348 pages
• Publisher: Longman; 1 edition (November 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0582772265
• ISBN-13: 978-0582772267
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,921,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tudor politics...., July 4, 2006

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lordhoot "lordhoot" (Anchorage, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intrigue and Treason: The Tudor Court, 1547-1558 (Paperback)

This book covers Tudor court politics during the reigns of Edward VI and Mary. The book proves to be well written and nicely researched. Its appears that the author wrote the book to introduced an average reader to this rather neglected subject. The book contains a lot of information without the tedious details that may bogged a reader down. I found it to be rather insightful in approach.

Considering the contradictory nature of both reigns toward each other, it was interesting to see it portaryed side by side. Since the book covers the core of the English government, it also serves as a semi-biographical sketches of both Edward VI and Queen Mary. The author also took pains to introduced the book with the last years of Henry VIII and end it with the first years of Elizabeth I.

Overall, a highly readable book on the governmental politics during the reigns of Edward VI and Queen Mary, it come highly recommended for anyone interested in the Tudor period.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, October 10, 2010

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E. Stein (Bedford, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intrigue and Treason: The Tudor Court, 1547-1558 (Paperback)

Everything I've read by David Loades is readable, scholarly, and interesting. This book in particular covers a period that is especially understudied and hard to get a grip on; Loades offers a corrective to the older, but still widely available, biographies of both Edward VI and Northumberland.