{"product_id":"the-tudors-for-dummies-paperback-softback-9780470687925","title":"The Tudors For Dummies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470687925","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Tudors For Dummies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Loades (Author), Mei Trow (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470687925, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 18.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.676 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis entertaining guide covers the period from 1485 to 1603, exploring the life and times of everyday people (from famine and the flu epidemic, to education, witchcraft and William Shakespeare) as well as the intrigues and scandals at court. Strap yourself in and get ready for a rollercoaster ride through the romantic and political liaisons of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I - and that's not all! Information on surviving Tudor buildings, such as Hampton Court, adds a contemporary twist for readers wanting to bring history to life by visiting these historic sites.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tudors For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I:  The Early Tudors\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 1:  Getting to Know the Tudors\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2:  Surveying the Mess the Tudors Inherited     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3:  Cosying Up With the First Tudor\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II:  Henry VIII\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 4:  What was Henry like?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5:  How Henry Ran his Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6:  Divorced, Beheaded, Died; Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: The Perils of Marrying Henry\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7:  Establishing a New Church: Henry and Religion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Edward VI, Mary and Philip, and Queen Mary\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 8: Edward, the Child King\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Establishing Protestantism\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Northumberland, Lady Jane Grey and the Rise of Mary\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: What Mary Did\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Weighing Up War and Disillusionment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The First Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 13: The Queen and her Team\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: Breaking Dinner Party Rules: Discussing Religion and Politics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: Tackling Battles, Plots and Revolts\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: Making War with Spain\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17: Understanding the Trouble in Ireland\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18: Passing on the Baton - Moving from Tudors to Stewarts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Part of Tens\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 19: Ten top Tudor Dates\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20: Ten Things the Tudors Did For Us\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21: Ten (Mostly) Surviving Tudor Buildings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Encountering the Early Tudors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Touring the Time of the Tudors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Starting a Dynasty: Henry VII.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Handling Henry VIII.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Being Bluff King Hal: Henry VIII.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Running the Kingdom, Henry’s Way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Six Weddings and Two Funerals: Henry VIII’s Wives and Girlfriends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Building a New Church: Henry and Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Remembering the Forgotten Tudors: Edward VI and Mary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Ruling from the Nursery: Edward VI and His Protectors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Encouraging Protestantism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Changing with the Times: Edward John, Jane and Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Returning to the Old Faith: Mary I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Ending the Dream: The Last of Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Ending with Elizabeth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Dancing with Elizabeth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Choosing the Middle Way between Protestants and Catholics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Gunning for Elizabeth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Facing the Armada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Ending an Era: 1590-1603.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V. The Part of Tens.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Ten Top Tudor People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. The Things the Tudors Did for Us.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19. Ten Top Tudor Buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20. 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