Intrigue & Treason The Tudor Court 1547 1558

`This is a penetrating and colourful history of the mid-Tudor Court. Loades

has responded to both the revived interest in Edwardian and Marian politics

and the current fascination with the Court to explore and demonstrate the

role of the royal home as a political arena and the heart of government. He

also provides fresh, stimulating and important assessments of Philip,

Elizabeth and other focal figures.'

 - Professor Michael Graves, University of Auckland

With Elizabeth I and Henry VIII dominant, the Tudor world still casts a spell. Yet how did the court change from Henry's male sphere to Elizabeth's feminine court? From the school room of Edward, through Mary and Philip's reign to Elizabeth's loving virgin circle, the court changed through a series of plots, affairs and religious rollercoasters.

Intrigue and Treason pursues the Kings and Queens of sixteenth century through an unprecedented period of upheaval when there was no adult male to take the throne. Through an original study of both the politics and culture of the age, it shows how the monarchy and state adapted to a completely new form of rule: that of women and children.

'This is a penetrating and colourful study of the mid-Tudor Court. Loades has responded to both the revived interest in Edwardian and Marian politics and the current fascination with the Court to explore and demonstrate the role of the royal home as a political arena and the heart of government. He also provides fresh, stimulating and important assessments of Philip, Elizabeth and other focal figures.'

Michael Graves, University of Auckland

 

'...an excellent survey of the most difficult period of Tudor history.'

'...well worth reading for those with an interest in Tudor England, or more broadly, Renaissance monarchy in Europe.'

Victoria Stater, American Historical Review, February 2006

With Elizabeth and Henry VIII dominant, theTudor worldstillcaptures the popular imagination today. Yet how did the court change from Henry'sruggedly masculine environmentto Elizabeth's feminine world?This book meticulously analyses events from the school room of Edward, throughMary and Philip's reign and right through to theera of Elizabeth's loving virgin circle. It charts howthe court changed through a series of plots, affairs and religious rollercoasters that sent seismic waves reaching to the heart of the royal family.For readers interested in the early monarchy."

This is a penetrating and colourful history of the mid-Tudor Court. Loades

has responded to both the revived interest in Edwardian and Marian politics

and the current fascination with the Court to explore and demonstrate the

role of the royal home as a political arena and the heart of government. He

also provides fresh, stimulating and important assessments of Philip,

Elizabeth and other focal figures.'

- Professor Michael Graves, University of Auckland

With Elizabeth I and Henry VIII dominant, the Tudor world still casts a spell. Yet how did the court change from Henry's male sphere to Elizabeth's feminine court? From the school room of Edward, through Mary and Philip's reign to Elizabeth's loving virgin circle, the court changed through a series of plots, affairs and religious rollercoasters.

"Intrigue and Treason" pursues the Kings and Queens of sixteenth century through an unprecedented period of upheaval when there was no adult male to take the throne. Through an original study of both the politics and culture of the age, it shows how the monarchy and state adapted to a completely new form of rule: that of women and children.

An engaging account of how the Tudor monarchy made the transition from Henry's male sphere to Elizabeth's feminine court.

• Attention-grabbing dramas of treachery, affairs and executions
• A fresher perspective on Tudor court life - focus on revels, music and other entertainments
• Shows what it was like not to have adult males ruling court and country
• Loades is a major author in this field

 

With Elizabeth and Henry VIII dominant, the Tudor world still captures the popular imagination today.  Yet how did the court change from Henry's ruggedly masculine environment to Elizabeth's feminine world? This book meticulously analyses events from the school room of Edward, through Mary and Philip's reign and right through to the era of  Elizabeth's loving virgin circle.  It charts how the court changed through a series of plots, affairs and religious rollercoasters that sent seismic waves reaching to the heart of the royal family.For readers interested in the early monarchy.

David Loades is Honorary Research Professor at the University of Sheffield. His previous publications include 'The Tudor Court' (1992) and 'Elizabeth I' (2003).

Preface

List of Illustrations

1. The Functioning of the Court 1540-1547

The Court During the Protectorate 1547-49

Educating and Entertaining a Prince

The Politics of the Court 1550-53

The Succession Crisis of July 1553

The Court of a femme seule

King Philip

The Declining Years 1555-58

Elizabeth

The Eye of the Storm

Appendix I The Structure of the Court

Appendix II The Chief Officers of the Court

Select Bibliography

Index