The Tudors in Love

The Courtly Code Behind the Last Medieval Dynasty

The Tudors in Love
Sarah Gristwood
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Hardback
h235 x 155mm - 400pg
13 Dec 2022
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9781250271426
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The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries of readers and dreamers. Yet it' s too often dismissed as something which only existed in books - just the usual legends of King Arthur, told and retold in thousands of ways. Not so. In this ground-breaking history, Sarah Gristwood reveals the way chivalric romance made and marred the Tudor dynasty. From Henry VIII declaring himself as the ' loyal and most assured servant' of Anne Boleyn to Elizabeth I' s poems to her suitors, the Tudors re-enacted the roles of the devoted lovers and capricious mistresses first laid out in the romances of medieval literature. Tudors in Love dissects the codes of love, desire and power, unveiling romantic obsessions that have shaped the history of this nation. In the #MeToo era, re-examining the history of the social codes behind modern romance has never been more vital.
' Sarah Gristwood' s book is a masterclass in marshalling a vast canon of research into a riveting, pacy page-turner. She takes us on a virtuoso romp through the loves and tropes of medieval and Tudor royalty, seen from the novel angle of courtly love. Here are the Tudors - and a good few others - as you have never seen them before. Gristwood' s inimitable style is elegant, her approach concise, measured and incisive. ' -- Alison Weir ' Gristwood handles multiple narrative strands with tremendous finesse. . . Densely packed with fascinating material, this immensely ambitious undertaking succeeds triumphantly. ' -- Literary Review on Game of Queens ' Sarah Gristwood' s study of the brilliant, beleaguered and often bloody difficult women who kept Europe going in the sixteenth century is compelling, clear-eyed, beautifully rendered and never-more-timely. ' -- Jessie Childs on Game of Queens
Sarah Gristwood is the author of four previous books of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century history: the Sunday Times bestseller Arbella: England' s Lost Queen; Elizabeth and Leicester; Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses; and the widely-translated Game of Queens. A former journalist, contributing to papers such as the Guardian and the Telegraph, she has also written a number of books on twentieth-century subjects. She features frequently at history festivals, and on radio and television discussing the past and present of Britain' s monarchy. @sarahgristwoodOther titles by Sarah Gristwood:The Queen' s Mary: in the shadows of powerThe Story of Beatrix PotterVita & VirginiaBlood Sisters: the hidden lives of the women behind the wars of the rosesArbella: England' s Lost QueenThe Girl in the MirrorElizabeth: the Queen and CrownBird of ParadiseElizabeth and Leicester
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ISBN-13: 9781250271426
Published: 13 Dec 2022
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Imprint: St Martin's Press
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
Pages: 400

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