tudors, 1485-1603

Presents a humorous account of what it might have been like to sail with Sir Francis Drake on a voyage to find the North West Passage to the Spice Islands in 1577--and raid a few Spanish ships along the way.

In 1486 England, a penniless kitchen boy named Lambert Simnel is told by a mysterious friar that he, Lambert, is actually Prince Edward, the true King of England, setting him on a dangerous course to regain the throne. Based on a true story.

"[Presents the biography of Sir Francis Drake,] the first Englishman to sail completely around the world. His adventures set England on a course for successfully sailing the seas, but like most explorers, his adventures were full of successes and failures alike ... [Describes] the secrecy and intrigue associated with Drake's agreements with England's Queen Elizabeth ... [and] the drama of his defeat of King Philip's daunting Armada in the 'Enterprise of England' attack"--Provided by publisher.

Arthur Inkblott, Queen Elizabeth I's favorite scribe, takes readers back in time and explores life with the Tudors.

"Young Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Spain's powerful monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, was an exquisite prize in the royal marriage market. Golden-haired, sixteen years old, she was sent to England to marry the future king, Arthur, Prince of Wales. But when Arthur died a few months after their wedding, Katherine's bright future was suddenly eclipsed. It took his younger brother Henry VIII eight long years to do the honorable thing and marry her. Their union was briefly happy until Katherine failed to bear a son, and Anne Boleyn caught Henry's eye.."--.

Explores the way ordinary men and women in Great Britain lived and work during the time of the Tudors, from 1485 and the crowning of Henry VII up through 1603 and the death of Elizabeth I. Examines what social life was like, how Tudor-era men and women slept and worked, the laws they had to live by--such as dressing according to their social status--and what they did for entertainment.

In an epic narrative sweeping from 1437 to the first decade of the seventeenth century, the author traces the rise and rule of the Tudor dynasty to rediscover the true significances of previously overlooked figures.

Edward is the King of England. He's also dying, which is inconvenient, as he's only sixteen and he'd much rather be planning for his first kiss than considering who will inherit his crown. Jane is Edward's cousin, and far more interested in books than in romance. Unfortunately for Jane, Edward has arranged to marry her off to secure the line of succession. And there's something a little odd about her intended, Gifford. He is a horse. Every day at dawn he becomes a noble chestnut steed - but then he wakes at dusk with a mouthful of hay. It's all very dignified.

Learn the untold history of the kings and queens of England in this title.

Learn the untold history of Henry VII and the Tudors in this title.