House of Treason by Robert Hutchinson - ISBN: 9780753826904
Paperback
Tudor England’s most powerful family: ambition, treason, and ultimate downfall.

House of Treason

The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    1 March 2010

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Summary

King-makers. Conspirators. Criminals. Nobles. Seducers.

The Howard family - the Dukes of Norfolk - were the wealthiest and most powerful aristocrats in Tudor England, regarding themselves as the true power behind the throne. They were certainly extraordinarily influential, with two Howard women marrying Henry VIII - Anne Boleyn and the fifteen-year-old Catherine Howard.

But in the treacherous world of the Tudor court no faction could afford to rest on its laurels. The Howards …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780753826904
ISBN-10:0753826909
Author:Robert Hutchinson
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:1 March 2010
Weight:293g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 36mm
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Critics Review

A remarkable story of a dynasty whose pride and ambition secured only their downfall. - HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER

A riveting book - CATHOLIC HERALD

A gruesome and engaging history - SUNDAY BUSINESS POST

Gripping and gruesome - BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH

About The Author

Robert Hutchinson

Robert Hutchinson was Defence Correspondent for the Press Association from 1976 to 1983 before moving to Jane’s Information Group to launch Jane’s Defence Weekly. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a contributing author to The Archaelogy of the Reformation. He is the author of LAST DAYS OF HENRY VIII, ELIZABETH’S SPY MASTER and THOMAS CROMWELL. He was appointed OBE in the 2008 New Year’s Honours List.

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