A joint biography of Tudor England’s martyrs whose executions triggered a wave of bloody repression
An intimate portrait of Tudor England captured, revealed and explored in 100 defining objects
A new book on the Thirty Years War, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the conflict
Cardinal Wolsey is a controversial figure: a butcher’s son, a man of letters and the Church, a divisive political expert, a man of principle – yet, to some, an arrogant upstart.
A new book on the Thirty Years War, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the conflict
Paperback edition of a compelling popular biography of England’s first Stuart ruler
This compelling account of Henry VIII is by no means yet another history of the 'old monster' and his reign. For Henry VIII was not only a bad man, but also a bad ruler who failed to achieve his aims and blighted the reigns of his two immediate successors.
An intimate and evocative account of an absolute ruler’s relentless descent into impotence, isolation and ultimate submission to the unthinkable.
A hugely topical re-appraisal of Tudor England’s place in Europe and Europeans’ place in Tudor England