{"product_id":"the-house-of-dudley-9781405937191","title":"The House of Dudley","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you''ve never heard of . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e???????\u003c\/b\u003e''A tour-de-force of Tudor history. Remarkable'' \u003cb\u003eDAN JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This is riveting stuff: death, desire, power and scandal''\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWas the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was the question on the mind of Elizabeth I''s courtiers when a forbidden book accused generations of the Dudley family of poisonings, plottings, murders, treason, incitement and other ''evil stratagems.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, the Dudleys had been close to the throne, rising from nobodies to the land''s highest offices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder Henrys VII and VIII, Edward VI, Mary I an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003etour-de-force of Tudor history\u003c\/b\u003e, as seen through the \u003cb\u003eeyes of a family with a front-row view\u003c\/b\u003e of almost \u003cb\u003eevery major political event\u003c\/b\u003e in sixteenth-century England. \u003cb\u003eRemarkable\u003c\/b\u003e -- Dan Jones, Sunday Times bestselling author of Powers and Thrones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history, capturing in full Tudor brilliance the cut-throat glamour of the English throne and the most audacious family to play its game\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Dudley\u003c\/i\u003e is a full-blooded affair, as good on the horrors of war as it is on the soft power of the Dudley women, and written in a lively, episodic style that presents each Dudley as a foil to the monarch they served\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jessie Childs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story. [She] negotiates the labyrinth of Tudor politics with skill, producing a book much more comprehensible and illuminating than others I've read . . . It's delightful, a joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am \u003cb\u003ehugely impressed\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003ci\u003eThe House of Dudley\u003c\/i\u003e and by the \u003cb\u003edepths of research\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eThis is a \u003cb\u003epacy narrative\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003evividly written\u003c\/b\u003e, that \u003cb\u003emakes you want to read on and on\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Paul is a major new talent\u003c\/b\u003e in the field and \u003cb\u003eI eagerly await her next book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alison Weir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is riveting stuff: death, desire, power and scandal. \u003c\/b\u003ePaul has made the most of it, producing a \u003cb\u003ewell written and historically grounded page-turner . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e looks tame compared with the real-life machinations of the Dudleys and the Tudors * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, '25 BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2022' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hugely entertaining history of three generations of the Dudley family, who dominated the Tudor court\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ethrilling\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003edeeply researched\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003estudy of power and conspiracy\u003c\/b\u003e: the \u003cb\u003erise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe House of Dudley\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the \u003cb\u003efascinating men and women\u003c\/b\u003e who \u003cb\u003ealmost became kings and queens\u003c\/b\u003e in their own right -- Simon Sebag-Montefiore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivid\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003einnovative\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eauthoritative\u003c\/b\u003e. I \u003cb\u003ecould not recommend \u003ci\u003eThe House of Dudley \u003c\/i\u003emore highly\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a \u003cb\u003ereal lesson in how to revitalise\u003c\/b\u003e the writing of \u003cb\u003eTudor history\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Gristwood\u003cbr\u003eJoanne Paul's account of this family is \u003cb\u003erich and compelling.\u003c\/b\u003e She manages to hit that sweet spot where \u003cb\u003escholarly history overlaps with dramatic storytelling; \u003c\/b\u003eshe \u003cb\u003econjures up the look and feel of Tudor life,\u003c\/b\u003e down to the clothes, the medicines and the furniture, while also being \u003cb\u003ea skilful filler-in of political background \u003c\/b\u003e. . .\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWhether or not you have ever succumbed to Mantelmania, \u003cb\u003eyou will find yourself drawn in, fascinated, and richly informed\u003c\/b\u003e * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling read told by Paul with great verve and an eye for the telling detail . . . The family's complex history is concisely and compellingly related\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisceral and illuminating. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary \u003ci\u003eHouse of Dudley\u003c\/i\u003e is the Tudor \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul has produced a painstakingly detailed first book with spirit and verve\u003c\/b\u003e * The Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptivating and thought-provoking . . . Sheds immense light onto this often-overlooked family\u003c\/b\u003e * Royal Studies Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe crowning jewel in its genre . . . I can't recommend this book enough. Unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lindsey Fitzharris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen reading Joanne Paul's lively history of the house of Dudley, it is impossible not to be reminded of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy . . . Paul uses the experiences of the Dudleys to light up odd corners and backroom spaces of Tudor palace life\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Paul chronicles the meteoric rise and deadly fall of the Dudleys\u003c\/b\u003e * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Paul reveals how the might of the Tudor dynasty was built on the blood and sweat of three generations of another family - the Dudleys\u003c\/b\u003e * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugely entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, Best Books of Summer 2022 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e -- Catherine Fletcher * History Today *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738978300247,"sku":"9781405937191","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405937191.jpg?v=1720050763","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-house-of-dudley-9781405937191","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}