Author: David Loades

Mary Tudor was the first female English sovereign - a ruling queen who was not simply the consort of the king. Yet little is known about this com...

''The authors are to be congratulated on a book which merits usage in the national curriculum.'' - International Journal of Nautical ArchaeologyTHE...

Thomas Cromwell was a self-made lawyer who served first Cardinal Wolsey and then Henry VIII. His time with Wolsey served him well in his work for t...

A magnificent tale of family rivalry and intrigue set against Henry VIII's court. The fall of Anne Boleyn and her brother George is the classic dra...

Although the Seymours arrived with the Normans, it is with Jane, Henry VIIIs third queen, and her brothers Edward, Duke of Somerset, and Thomas, L...

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 ...

From Elizabeth of York - wife of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch - through to Elizabeth I, her grand-daughter and the last in the line, this boo...