A portrait of the much vilified daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon reveals a gifted and courageous personality who skillfully maneuvered her way through a maze of treachery to her place on the English throne
A rich biography of Bloody Mary that exposes other themes in Mary Tudor's reign. Bearing extraordinary burdens, Mary ruled with full measure of the Tudor majesty and met the challenges of severe economic crises, rebellion, and religious upheaval capably and with courage. Photos...