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  • The House of Dudley

  • A New History of Tudor England
  • By: Dr Joanne Paul
  • Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
  • Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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The House of Dudley

By: Dr Joanne Paul
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Told for the very first time is the true story of the secret royal family.

Each Tudor monarch made their name with a Dudley by their side - or by crushing one beneath their feet. The Dudleys thrived at the court of Henry VII but were sacrificed to the popularity of Henry VIII. Rising to prominence in the reign of Edward VI, the Dudleys lost it all by advancing Jane Grey to the throne over Mary I. Under Elizabeth I, the family were once again at the centre of power and would do anything to remain there....

With three generations of felled favourites, what was it that caused this family to keep rising so high and falling so low? Here, for the first time, is the story of England's Borgias, a noble house competing for proximity to the throne through cunning, adultery and sheer audacity, revealing some of the period's most talented, intelligent and cunning individuals.

©2022 Joanne Paul (P)2022 Penguin Audio
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A tour-de-force of Tudor history, as seen through the eyes of a family with a front-row view of almost every major political event in sixteenth-century England. Remarkable (Dan Jones, Sunday Times bestselling author of Powers and Thrones)
House of Dudley 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 (Jessie Childs)

I am hugely impressed by The House of Dudley and by the depths of research.
This is a pacy narrative, vividly written, that makes you want to read on and on.
Joanne Paul is a major new talent in the field and I eagerly await her next book (Alison Weir)

A thrilling and deeply researched study of power and conspiracy: the rise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty. The House of Dudley illuminates the fascinating men and women who almost became kings and queens in their own right (Simon Sebag-Montefiore)
Vivid, innovative and authoritative. I could not recommend The House of Dudley more highly. It's a real lesson in how to revitalise the writing of Tudor history (Sarah Gristwood)
The crowning jewel in its genre . . . I can't recommend this book enough. Unputdownable (Lindsey Fitzharris)
Fascinating (Catherine Fletcher)

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Great!!

If you’re interested in Tudor History this is a must. The book is so well-written and Kristin Atherton reads it wonderfully. You will not be disappointed!!

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