Tudors

图书信息

作者	Pipe, Jim
出版社	Andrews UK
ISBN	9781908759429
出版时间	2012-01-20
字数	263.8万
分类	Jim,Andrews UK,进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

The Tudors were an odd bunch, even weirder than their subjects, perhaps. When they weren't beheading wives and enemies they were threatening to, or going around earning themselves nicknames like 'Bloody Mary' and 'The 9 Day Queen'. 'The Tudors: A Very Peculiar History; tells the story of the Tudor monarchs, their castles, their lives and their subjects in a time when it was fashionable to slash up your clothes for that 'fresh from battle' look. The book details each monarch's reign and casts light on the more bizarre elements of their time in power, right down to an analysis of their seals and signatures and the various torture and execution methods they liked to use.

目录

Cover

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Dedication

The Tudors

Some right royal sayings

Putting Tudors on the Map

INTRODUCTION: What is it about the Tudors?

The Tudors

CHAPTER ONE: The birth of a dynasty

The horrible hunchback?

No love lost

The long road to the top

The secret Tudors

King at last

Red dragon vs. white boar

The miracle king

The rivals

I’m a legend

Jobs you wouldn’t want at a Tudor court

No expense spared

The royal bodyguard

CHAPTER TWO: Bluff King Hal

Yes, Majesty!

A man of many talents

The playboy king

Henry’s arty friends

Off to war

Hungry for a fight

Gun nut

Henry takes it on the chin

The King’s Great Matter

Top ten palaces

The break with Rome

Snakes and ladders at court

The six wives at a glance

A son and heir

Troubled times

Hey, big spender

The final years

Food, glorious food

Hello, big boy

From monarch to monster

Going, going, gone

CHAPTER THREE: Bloody Mary, the Godly Imp and the Nine Days’ Queen

Bringing up baby

In disgrace

Mary, Mary, quite contrary

Backstabbers, Inc.

The ‘most precious jewel’

Health freak

Like father, like son

The boy king

Wedding vows

God help us from doctors

The queen who never was

What became of Edward?

The crown jewels

Bloody Mary

The famous drink

Off with their heads!

Will the real Mary step forward?

CHAPTER FOUR: Good Queen Bess

A follower of fashion

Magic and superstition

Elizabeth keeps her head!

Queen Elizabeth

10 things you didn’t know about Elizabeth I

The Virgin Queen

What a show!

Temper tantrums

Some do’s and don’ts at court

Blood relations

A Tudor murder mystery

If at first you don’t succeed…

The Golden Age

Sailors’ tales

A royal progress

Keeping up appearances

Speak like a Tudor

Love like a Tudor

Feel like a Tudor

Act like a Tudor

Eat like a Tudor

Timeline of Tudor History

Glossary

End matter

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