The Tudor Tutor: Your Cheeky Guide to the Dynasty

130 Pages·2015·8.19 MB·English

by  Barb Alexander

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on �le.
Cover design by Anthony Morais Print ISBN: 978-1-63450-402-7
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-63450881-0
Printed in China
When I was a child and would spend the night at
my grandmother’s house, I’d ask her to tell me
a “true story,” a tale of her days growing up
in South Philadelphia, before I went to sleep.
�is book is dedicated to her, Gertie Presti,
my most beloved part of my own history.
ILLUSTRATION KEY BY PAGE NUMBER
Pear door entrance, Hampton Court
�e Tudor Rose
Henry VII
Richard III
Princes in the Tower
Elizabeth of York
Elizabeth Woodville
Margaret Tudor
Mary Tudor
Louis XII
Charles Brandon
Henry VIII, middle-aged
Coronation crown of Henry VIII
Henry VIII, teenaged
Henry VIII, middle-aged
Bessie Blount
Henry Fitzroy
Cardinal �omas Wolsey
�omas Cromwell
�omas More
�omas Cranmer
�omas Seymour
�omas Howard
Six wives of Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Prince Arthur
Greenwich Palace
Anne Boleyn
�e forgotten tile, Hampton Court Palace
George Boleyn
�e Tower of London
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Marie de Guise
Katherine Howard
�omas Culpeper
Hampton Court
Catherine Parr
Anne Askew
Edward VI
Lady Jane Grey
Dynastic Dysfunction family tree
Mary I
Philip II
Elizabeth I at coronation
Westminster Abbey
Robert Dudley
Mary Queen of Scots
Francis Walsingham
Robert Devereaux
William Cecil
Nicholas Bacon
Elizabeth and Mary with tomb inscription
James I
Ceiling pattern, Hampton Court Palace
CONTENTS
Welcome!
In a Hurry? Just the Basics
1. Henry VII: Who Died and Made Him King?
2. Henry VIII: �e Notorious HRH
3. �e Wives: Henry’s Half Dozen
4. Edward VI: Here Comes the Son!
5. Lady Jane Grey: Blink and You’ll Miss Her
6. Mary I: Bringing Catholic Back
7. Elizabeth I: �e Grand Finale
8. Full Circle: Life A�er Tudors
Who, What, and When: A Tudor Timeline
�ank You Notes
Sources

Welcome!
You are about to enter the ��eenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries.
Take care not to judge this time period by our twenty-�rst-century standards. �is
includes conventions on religious tolerance, crime and punishment, adultery, and
parent-child relationships.
Please leave your desire for indoor plumbing, antibiotics, and good dental care
behind.
Enjoy your journey!