A Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England

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Join historian Suzannah Lipscomb as she reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. From the famous palace at Hampton Court where dangerous court intrigue was rife, to less well-known houses, such as Anne Boleyn's childhood home at Hever Castle or Tutbury Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned, follow in the footsteps of the Tudors in the places that they knew.

In the corridors of power and the courtyards of country houses we meet the passionate but tragic Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII's last wife, Lady Jane Grey the nine-day queen, and hear how Sir Walter Raleigh planned his trip to the New World. This lively and engaging book reveals the rich history of the Tudors and paints a vivid and captivating picture of what it would have been like to live in Tudor England.

© Suzannah Lipscomb 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • A genuinely useful and discriminating guide for all Tudor fans. Full of fascinating true stories… it helps us see the world as the Tudors must have seen it

    Hilary Mantel

  • Lipscomb is an eloquent tour-guide, and each of her 50 destinations allows her deftly to unfold a different chapter of Tudor history … As a pocket-guide to the dynasty of brutes, this is as good as it gets

    Spectator

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