The Tudors

Thanks to Showtime's hit series The Tudors, (the fourth season is set to air in Spring 2010), interest in the perennially popular Royal family is at an all-time high, and this enlightening work will appeal to the many viewers eager to learn more about them. John Guy provides the most authoritative overview of this age in British history, offering a compelling account of the political, religious, and economic changes that occurred under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. In addition, Guy comprehensively reassesses the reigns of Henry VII, Edward VI, and Philip and Mary.