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A history focused on the monarchs’ intimate daily lives that “furnishes readers with a ‘Hey, did you know...?’ on almost every page” (The New York Times Book Review). England’s Tudor monarchs—Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I—are perhaps the most celebrated of history’s royal families. But for all we know about them, their lives away from the public eye remain largely beyond our grasp. Here, an acclaimed historian delves deep behind the public facade of the monarchs, showing us what their lives were like beyond the stage of the court. Drawing on original material from those closest to them—courtiers like the “groom of the stool,” a much-coveted position, surprisingly—Tracy Borman examines Tudor life in fine detail. What did the monarchs eat? What clothes did they wear, and how were they designed, bought, and cared for? How did they wield power? When...

Author

Tracy Borman

Publisher

Grove Press; Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802127549

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.13 / 5 (118 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14