House Of Treason: The Rise & Fall Of A Tudor Dynasty By Robert Hutchinson
The Tudor court was a snake pit of competing factions, and none was more Machiavellian than the Howard family. After John, first Duke of Norfolk, was killed fighting for Richard III at Bosworth, his son made his way into the favour of the victorious Henry VII, regaining his ancestral lands. Steeped in intrigue and treachery, this riveting history tells how the family provided two of Henry VIII s wives - and how its ambition led to its downfall.
About the Author
Robert Hutchinson was Defence Correspondent for the UK national news agency, the Press Association in Fleet Street from 1978-83 before moving to Jane s Information Group to launch Jane s Defence Weekly and becoming Publishing Director, responsible for books, magazines, journals and digital titles. From 1997-2008, he was chairman of the media side of the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee, the unique British system that protects national security in the reporting of military or intelligence issues. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, an associate tutor in church archaeology at the University of Sussex, and an expert in the arcaheology of the Reformation. He was appointed OBE in the 2008 New Year s Honours list. A keen historian and archaeologist, Hutchinson believes that Britain s history provides stories of more drama and passion than could ever be made up for any television or film screenplay. He uses as much original documents as possible in researching his highly-acclaimed books because it s good to read the character s own words written at the time . He writes a strong narrative, with additional information on people, places and events, provided in the endnotes, so that any questions the reader might have can be quickly answered. The narrative is stand alone - it s up to the reader to decide whether to pause in the story to discover extra information