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A brief history of the Tudor Age

2002
Chronicles the history of the Tudor Age, beginning with the arrival of Henry Tudor and his army in 1485 and ending with the death of Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1603, describing everyday life in London, its residents, traditions, economy, and government.

Struggle for power

a pictorial history, 1485-1689
1972
A pictorial survey of the history of Great Britain and English-speaking North America during the reigns of the Tudors and the Stuarts.

The counterfeit princess

2005
Vowing revenge when her parents are executed in 1553 by the Duke of Northumberland, teenaged Iris becomes a messenger, spy, and stand-in for Princess Elizabeth during the volatile political times surrounding Edward VI's death.

The children of Henry VIII

1996
Chronicles the personal lives of the four heirs of King Henry VIII, nine-year old Prince Edward; Lady Mary, the adult daughter of Henry's first wife; Lady Elizabeth, the teenaged daughter of Anne Boleyn; and Lady Jane Grey, the English king's great-niece--all of whom eventually took the throne if only for a brief time.

Battle of the Spanish Armada

1973
Discusses the causes and describes the events of the decisive battle that assured English independence from Spanish rule.

The Armada

1959
Describes the English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 in the framework of European history. Also covers diplomacy, strategy, and politics.

The perilous gard

2001
In 1558 while imprisoned in a remote castle, a young girl becomes involved in a series of events that leads to an underground labyrinth peopled by the last practitioners of druidic magic.

The Sterkarm handshake

2003
Having traveled to a sixteenth century border clan in England through a tunnel created by a twenty-first century company, Andrea must decide in which era she will live.

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

1997
Examines the pivotal naval battle in which the upstart British defeated the supposedly invincible Spanish fleet, changing the balance of power in sixteenth century Europe.

Elizabeth I and Tudor England

2002
Examines the reign of Elizabeth I, providing information about her personal life and accomplishments and everyday life in Tudor England, and including contemporary writings that characterize the Elizabethan Age.

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