This entertaining guide covers the period from 1485 to 1603, exploring the life and times of everyday people (from famine and the flu epidemic, to education, witchcraft and William Shakespeare) as well as the intrigues and scandals at court. Strap yourself in and get ready for a rollercoaster ride through the romantic and political liaisons of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I - and that's not all! Information on surviving Tudor buildings, such as Hampton Court, adds a contemporary twist for readers wanting to bring history to life by visiting these historic sites.
Chapter 1. Touring the Time of the Tudors
Chapter 2. Starting a Dynasty: Henry VII
Chapter 3. Being Bluff King Hal: Henry VIII
Chapter 4. Running the Kingdom, Henry's Way
Chapter 5. Six Weddings and Two Funerals: Henry VIII's Wives and Girlfriends
Chapter 6. Building a New Church: Henry and Religion
Chapter 7. Ruling from the Nursery: Edward VI and His Protectors
Chapter 8. Encouraging Protestantism
Chapter 9. Changing with the Times: Edward, John, Jane and Mary
Chapter 10. Returning to the Old Faith: Mary I
Chapter 11. Ending the Dream: The Last of Mary
Chapter 12. Dancing with Elizabeth
Chapter 13. Choosing the Middle Way between Protestants and Catholics
Chapter 14. Gunning for Elizabeth
Chapter 16. Ending an Era: 1590-1603
Chapter 17. Ten Top Tudor People
Chapter 18. Ten Things the Tudors Did for Us
Chapter 19. Ten Top Tudor Buildings
Chapter 20. Ten Major Tudor Events