{"product_id":"the-tudor-chronicles-susan-doran-9781847244222","title":"The Tudor Chronicles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tudor period (1485 to 1603) marks in the minds of many the emergence of an English national identity. Defined by the totemic figure of the virgin queen - Elizabeth I - it witnessed the end of the dynastic uncertainties of the Wars of the Roses, the creation and triumph of the Anglican Church; the successful repulsion of foreign invaders and the beginnings of the adventure of empire; the blossoming of a sublimely gifted generation of musical composers, including Thomas Tallis and William Byrd; and the flowering of English poetry and drama, culminating in the glories of Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. But it was also a period wracked by rebellion, invasion scares, sectarian strife, and - increasingly - by worries about dynastic succession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tudor Chronicles is a compelling, year-by-year chronology of this tumultuous and critical period in the development of the modern English nation. Each year is covered by a concise, informative and accessible narrative, amplified by extensive quotations from contemporary sources and accompanied by generously captioned and stunning images of the period - including portraits, maps, illuminations, royal seals, tapestries and other artefacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthoritative, informative and sumptuous, and compiled by a scholar who is steeped in knowledge of the period, The Tudor Chronicles brings a glorious era of English history dramatically and vividly to life. It is the perfect gift book for anyone with a love of, or fascination for, 16th-century English history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan Doran","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":46813421175027,"sku":"8880002750354","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781847244222.jpg?v=1742238081","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-tudor-chronicles-susan-doran-9781847244222","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}