Sarah Gristwood is the author of four previous books of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century history: the Sunday Times bestseller Arbella: England¿s Lost Queen; Elizabeth & Leicester; Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses; and the widely translated Game of Queens. A former journalist, contributing to papers such as the Guardian and the Telegraph, she has also written a number of books on twentieth-century subjects. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, she features frequently at history festivals, and on radio and television discussing the past and present of Britain¿s monarchy. @sarahgristwood
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Contents Prologue Introduction PART I: Origins 1. Chrétien, the Countess and the Chaplain (12th century) 2. Realpolitik and the Roman (13th century) 3. The Commedia, Chaucer and Christine (14th century) 4. Lancaster (1400-1461) 5. York (1461-1485) PART II: 1485-1525 6. 'nothing uxorious' (1485-1502) 7. 'to marry whom he choose' (1502-1509) 8. 'Sir Loyal Heart' (1509-1515) 9. 'mine own heart and mind' (1515-1525) PART III: 1525-1536 10. 'My Mistress and friend' (1525-1527) 11. 'our desired end' (1527-1533) 12. 'the most happy' (1533-early spring 1536) 13. 'the spotted queen' (April/May 1536) PART IV: 1536-1558 14. 'My faithful, true and loving heart' (1536-1540) 15. 'it makes my heart die' (1540-1547) 16. 'shameful slanders' (1547-1553) 17. 'a husband may do much' (1553-1558) PART V: 1558-1584 18. 'the King that is to be' (1558-1563) 19. 'satiety and fullness' (1563-1575) 20. 'against my nature' (1575-1584) PART VI: 1584-1603 21. 'this old song' (1584-1587) 22. 'Cold love' (1587-1590) 23. 'confusion and contrariety' (1590-1599) 24. 'Affection's false' (1599-1603) Postscript Appendix: The Many Faces of Guinevere Acknowledgements Notes and Further Reading Index
Contents Prologue Introduction PART I: Origins 1. Chrétien, the Countess and the Chaplain (12th century) 2. Realpolitik and the Roman (13th century) 3. The Commedia, Chaucer and Christine (14th century) 4. Lancaster (1400-1461) 5. York (1461-1485) PART II: 1485-1525 6. 'nothing uxorious' (1485-1502) 7. 'to marry whom he choose' (1502-1509) 8. 'Sir Loyal Heart' (1509-1515) 9. 'mine own heart and mind' (1515-1525) PART III: 1525-1536 10. 'My Mistress and friend' (1525-1527) 11. 'our desired end' (1527-1533) 12. 'the most happy' (1533-early spring 1536) 13. 'the spotted queen' (April/May 1536) PART IV: 1536-1558 14. 'My faithful, true and loving heart' (1536-1540) 15. 'it makes my heart die' (1540-1547) 16. 'shameful slanders' (1547-1553) 17. 'a husband may do much' (1553-1558) PART V: 1558-1584 18. 'the King that is to be' (1558-1563) 19. 'satiety and fullness' (1563-1575) 20. 'against my nature' (1575-1584) PART VI: 1584-1603 21. 'this old song' (1584-1587) 22. 'Cold love' (1587-1590) 23. 'confusion and contrariety' (1590-1599) 24. 'Affection's false' (1599-1603) Postscript Appendix: The Many Faces of Guinevere Acknowledgements Notes and Further Reading Index
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'Sarah Gristwood's book is a masterclass in marshalling a vast canon of research into a riveting, pacy page-turner... Here are the Tudors - and a good few others - as you have never seen them before.' Alison Weir
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