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“It really does cover so many different things that there will be something for everyone whatever your interests are political, personal, medical, or death. British Royal family tree from Alfred the Great to Charles III (849 - present). Due to his victory in the War of the Roses, he took control of England. If you want something spooky to read in October or know more about the darker side of Tudor history, I recommend reading House of Tudor.” -Adventures of a Tudor Nerd Henry VII was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. “He does not shy away from the gory details, which adds another element to stories that are familiar to those who are Tudor fans. Tudor England was not a nice place to live by twenty-first-century standards, but the book will also serve to explain how it was still nevertheless a familiar home to our ancestors. the stocks, as well as punishment by exile. The day-to-day living conditions of the general populace are also examined, as well as various social taboos and the punishments that accompanied them, i.e. Key facts about Queen Elizabeth I who was born September 7, 1533, reigned (1558 - 1603) including biography, historical timeline and links to the British royal family tree. Other chapters cover the various diseases prevalent during Tudor times, including the dreaded “Sweating Sickness”-rather topical at the moment, unfortunately-as well as the cures for these sicknesses, some of which were considered worse than the actual disease itself. Particular attention is paid to the various gruesome ways in which the Tudors despatched their various villains and lawbreakers, from simple beheadings, to burnings and of course the dreaded hanging, drawing and quartering.
This decidedly darker take on the Tudors, from 1485 to 1603, covers a whole host of horrors from the Tudor reign. An Advanced History of Great Britain : From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Forty-five gruesome but not gratuitous accounts from the Tudor reign, including the death of Richard III and the botched execution of Mary Queen of Scots.