Mary Tudor
The First Queen
$37.76
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2009
Summary
A striking and sympathetic portrait of England’s first Queen, Mary I - whose character has been vilified for over 400 years. Instead of the bloodthirsty bigot of Protestant mythology, Mary Tudor emerges from the pages of this deeply-researched biography as a cultured renaissance princess, a courageous survivor of the violent power struggles that characterised the reigns of her father, Henry VIII, and brother Edward VI. The author does not belittle Mary’s burning of heretics, which earned her …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749909826 |
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| ISBN-10: | 074990982X |
| Author: | Linda Porter |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2009 |
| Weight: | 382g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 168mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Tom Thorne Novels |
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Critics Review
A richly researched, marvellously realised historical biography - TELEGRAPH
Mary deserves her proper account and this friendly and appreciative biography gives her the credit she is due. - THE TABLETThis well-researched biography about “Bloody” Mary is fascinating. I loved the way the author shattered the misconceptions we have of her. - WOMAN’S OWNAbout The Author
Linda Porter
Linda Porter was the winner of the Biographer’s Club Annual Award in 2004. Since her retirement from British Airways, she has spent all her time researching the life of Mary I in archives in England, France and Spain. She lives in Sevenoaks, Kent.
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