1485-1603, tudors

Examines the lives of England's Henry VIII and his six wives, discussing the Tudor court and the king's motivations for marrying so many times.

Presents Shakespeare's history play about Henry VIII, which dramatizes the king's political struggles with Cardinal Wolsey and his controversial marriage to Anne Boleyn. Also includes a scholarly introduction, an essay on Shakespeare's theatrical world, and explanatory notes.

Traces the ascent of Mary Tudor to power in sixteenth-century England and discusses the burning at the stake of nearly three hundred Protestants during her brief reign.

When Elizabeth I assumes the throne of England, she is given the secret diary of her mother Anne Boleyn, who was betrayed and beheaded by her husband Henry VIII. In reading the diary she learns about her mother's life and determines to heed the lessons of her mother's difficult life.

Describes daily life in the rural areas of Elizabethan England, discussing communities, homes, the work of men, the experiences of women and children, recreational activities and holidays, and difficulties.

A comprehensive narrative of England's Tudor dynasty covering all five Tudors beginning with Henry VII and ending with Elizabeth I.

A biography of the English queen Elizabeth I, daughter of King Henry VIII, discussing her youth, struggles with Queen Mary of Scots, the Spanish armada, and her development of England.

An historical fiction depicting the life and reign of Lady Jane Grey, who finds herself in the middle of civil unrest that plagued the House of Tudor during the sixteenth century.

A fictionalized account of the early life of Elizabeth Tudor, in which young Elizabeth copes with the tragic loss of her mother, Anne Boleyn, her father's abandonment, imprisonment in the Tower of London, and the private and public scandals that threaten her life and future.

Sixteen-year-old Mary Seymour, a white magician in Queen Elizabeth's court, has vowed never to fall in love, but her attraction to her darkly handsome cousin Edmund, a black magician who seems to understand her better than anyone, cannot be denied, and she finds her beliefs tested when he becomes involved in a plot against the queen.