Overview :Henry V of England, the princely hero of Shakespeare's play, who successfully defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt and came close ... Read More
Overview :In 1517, a certain Dr Beale, rector of St Mary Spitall in London, had roused the capital's mob by laying the blame for an increase in povert... Read More
Overview :Few kings have been more savagely caricatured or grossly misunderstood than England's first Stuart. Yet, as this new biography demonstrates,... Read More
Overview :After more than half a century of comparative neglect, the crucial period encompassing Charles I's captivity after his surrender to the Scot... Read More
Overview :John Matusiak sets out to shed new light on the lives and times of the Tudors by exploring the objects they left behind. Among them, a silve... Read More
Overview :A compelling and groundbreaking study of Henry VIII as a deeply flawed individual, this book vigorously challenges old assumptions and new i... Read More
Overview :"Wolsey" is, arguably, the first comprehensive book to explore the many contrasting layers of Thomas Wolsey's life and career, and represent... Read More
Overview :'War, ' wrote Cardinal Richelieu, 'is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men'. Yet the prelate's mournful observat... Read More