A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects Second Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Matusiak, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750991259 ISBN-13: 9780750991254 Publisher: History Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603) |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.85 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: John Matusiak sets out to shed new light on the lives and times of the Tudors by exploring the objects they left behind. Among them, a silver-gilt board badge discarded at Bosworth Field when Henry VII won the English crown; a signet ring that may have belonged to Shakespeare; the infamous Halifax gibbet, on which some 100 people were executed; scientific advancements such as the prosthetic arm and the first flushing toilet; and curiosities including a ladies' sun mask, "Prince Arthur's hutch" and the Danny jewel, which was believed to be made from the horn of a unicorn. The whole vivid panorama of Tudor life is laid bare in this thought-provoking and frequently myth-shattering narrative, which is firmly founded upon contemporary accounts and the most up-to-date results of modern scholarship. |
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