The Tudors in Love: The Courtly Code Behind the Last Medieval Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood

The Tudors in Love: The Courtly Code Behind the Last Medieval Dynasty

Sarah Gristwood

400 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative medium-paced
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Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Anne Boleyn have to die? Why did Elizabeth I's courtiers hail her as a goddess come to earth?The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries of readers and dreamers. Yet too often they're dismissed ...

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