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A history of the Tudors in 100 objects
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- Book Synopsis
- This seminal period of British history is a far-off world in which poverty, violence and superstition went hand-in-hand with opulence, religious virtue and a thriving cultural landscape, at once familiar and alien to the modern reader.John Matusiak sets out to shed new light on the lives and times of the Tudors by exploring the objects they left behind. Among them, a silver-gilt board badge discarded at Bosworth Field when Henry VII won the English crown; a signet ring that may have belonged to Shakespeare; the infamous Halifax gibbet, on which some 100 people were executed; scientific advancements such as a prosthetic arm and the first flushing toilet; and curiosities including a ladies' sun mask, 'Prince Arthur's hutch' and the Danny jewel, which was believed to be made from the horn of a unicorn. The whole vivid panorama of Tudor life is laid bare in this thought-provoking and frequently myth-shattering narrative, which is firmly founded upon contemporary accounts and the most up-to-date results of modern scholarship.
- About The Author
- JOHN MATUSIAK studied at the universities of London and Sussex before embarking upon a teaching career that eventually spanned more than thirty years. For over a third of that time, he was Head of the History Department at Colchester Royal Grammar School, founded in 1539 by Henry VIII. He is the acclaimed author of A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects (2019), Martyrs of Henry VIII (2019), Europe in Flames (2018), Wolsey (2014) and Henry VIII (2013).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780750991254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The History Press, (08 September 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 350
- Weight
- 782 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 233 x 28 mm
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