{"product_id":"house-of-treason-9780753826904","title":"House of Treason","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKing-makers   -   Conspirators   -   Criminals   -    Nobles   -   Seducers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A riveting story, splendidly told''\u003c\/b\u003e DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gripping and gruesome''\u003c\/b\u003e BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fascinating close-ups of outlandish Tudor behaviour''\u003c\/b\u003e DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 consolidated their power with an awesome web of schemes and conspiracies but even they could not always hold their enemies at bay. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis was a family whose history is marked by treason, beheadings and incarceration -  a dynasty whose pride and ambition sec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Hutchinson] entertains us with\u003cb\u003e fascinating close-ups of outlandish Tudor behaviour\u003c\/b\u003e * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003eA gruesome story, of pride, greed and flaunting arrogance, blood and cruelty, cunning and stupidity... [Robert Hutchinson] has created a delightful and instructive book * LITERARY REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003eThe narrative is compelling and horrible... It is \u003cb\u003ea riveting story, splendidly told\u003c\/b\u003e * DAILY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003e[Hutchinson] writes with vigour and enthusiasm.. there are some splendid set-pieces (the account of Flodden, for instance, is \u003cb\u003eriveting\u003c\/b\u003e) * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eRobert Hutchinson gives a thoughtful sideways view onto 16th century court politics in House of Treason... \u003cb\u003ea fascinating account of the Howard dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e * DAILY TELEGRAPH Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHutchinson grips every page with this outstanding story of treason in fearful times laden with espionage and betrayal\u003c\/b\u003e * OXFORD TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eHutchinson is a lively biographer and brings the period vividly to life. One has a keen sense of its sights and smells as well as the less immediate stink of fear, betrayal and unbearable pain ... This book gives a balanced view of the choices and compromises, the moral subtleties and the physical horrors of the age * THE TABLET *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping and gruesome\u003c\/b\u003e * BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable story of a dynasty whose pride and ambition secured only their downfall * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting book\u003c\/b\u003e * CATHOLIC HERALD *\u003cbr\u003eA gruesome and engaging history * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable story of a dynasty whose pride and ambition secured only their downfall. * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *\u003cbr\u003eA riveting book * CATHOLIC HERALD *\u003cbr\u003eA gruesome and engaging history * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST *\u003cbr\u003eGripping and gruesome * BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865771651415,"sku":"9780753826904","price":11.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780753826904.jpg?v=1722275487","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/house-of-treason-9780753826904","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}