The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through its Art and Objects

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

A unique, illustrated history of Tudor England told through its art and artefacts.

The Tudor dynasty (1485–1603) gave England five monarchs and an age of relentless power plays, scandal, and transformation. Thanks to artists like Hans Holbein the Younger, we feel we have a definite idea of the characters of these famous kings and queens: the miserly Henry VII, the six-times married tyrant Henry VIII, the boy king Edward VI, the devout matriarch Mary I and the virgin q...