Histories of the Unexpected: The Tudors

by James Daybell, Sam Willis

Overview

Histories of the Unexpected not only presents a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveals the world around us as never before.
Traditionally, the Tudors have been understood in a straightforward way but the period really comes alive if you take an unexpected approach to its history. Yes, Tudor monarchs, exploration and religion have a fascinating history... but so too does cannibalism, shrinking, bells, hats, mirrors, monsters, faces, letter-writing and accidents!
Each of these subjects is equally fascinating in its own right, and each sheds new light on the traditional subjects and themes that we think we know so well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786497703
Publisher:	Atlantic Books
Publication date:	11/07/2019
Series:	Histories of the Unexpected
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Dr Sam Willis is one of the country's best-known historians. His work takes him on adventures all over the world. He has made twelve TV series for the BBC and National Geographic, including The Silk Road, and has written fourteen books, most recently The Struggle for Sea Power: The Royal Navy vs the World, 1775-1782 and The Spanish Armada, a Ladybird Expert Book.
James Daybell is Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Plymouth and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has written eight books and has appeared in a number of historical BBC TV documentaries.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
A Personal Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
The Tudors: An Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. The Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2. Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3. The Toilet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4. Oranges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5. The Mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6. The Gift. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7. Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8. Hats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9. Bones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
10. Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
11. Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
12. Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
13. The Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
14. Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
15. Shrinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
16. Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
17. Fruit-eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
18. Letter-writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
19. Cannibalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
20. Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Selected Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Illustration Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175