The House of Dudley

<p><b>Told for the very first time this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you've never heard of . . .</b><br><br>'A tour-de-force of Tudor history. Remarkable' <b>DAN JONES</b><br>'Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history' <b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b><br>'This is riveting stuff: death desire power and scandal'<b> <i>SPECTATOR</i></b><br>'A twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read' <b><i>THE TIMES</i></b><br>________<br><br><b><i>Was the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?</i></b><br><br>This was the question on the mind of Elizabeth I's courtiers when a forbidden book accused generations of the Dudley family of poisonings plottings murders treason incitement and other 'evil stratagems.'<br><br>For decades the Dudleys had been close to the throne rising from nobodies to the land's highest offices. <br><br>Under Henrys VII and VIII Edward VI Mary I and finally Elizabeth they risked execution and imprisonment as they audaciously stole murdered and swindled in the name of the monarch.<br><br><b>But were they loyally protecting the crown or did they secretly covet it for themselves?</b><br>________<br><br><b>A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 ACCORDING TO <i>THE TIMES SUNDAY TIMES DAILY TELEGRAPH </i>AND <i>HISTORY TODAY</i></b><br><br><b>'A pacy narrative vividly written makes you want to read on and on. Joanne Paul is a major new talent in the field' </b>ALISON WEIR<br><br><b>'Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story . . . It's delightful a joy to read' </b><i>THE TIMES </i>'BOOK OF THE WEEK'<br><br>'A <b>thrilling</b> and <b>deeply researched</b> <b>study of power and conspiracy</b>: the <b>rise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty</b>. <i>The House of Dudley</i> illuminates the <b>fascinating men and women</b> who <b>almost became kings and queens</b> in their own right' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE<br><br><b>'Rich and compelling. Conjures up the look and feel of Tudor life . . . You will find yourself drawn in fascinated and richly informed' </b><i>TELEGRAPH</i><br><br><b>'Vivid</b> <b>innovative</b> and <b>authoritative</b>. I <b>could not recommend <i>The House of Dudley </i>more highly</b>. It's a <b>real lesson in how to revitalise</b> the writing of <b>Tudor history' </b>SARAH GRISTWOOD<br><br><b>'A full-blooded affair as good on the horrors of war as it is on the soft power of the Dudley women and written in a lively episodic style that presents each Dudley as a foil to the monarch they served' </b>JESSIE CHILDS<br><br><b>'An enthralling read told by Paul with great verve and an eye for the telling detail' </b><i>LITERARY REVIEW</i><br><br><b>'The crowning jewel in its genre . . . I can't recommend this book enough. Unputdownable' </b>LINDSEY FITZHARRIS<br><br> <b>'When reading Joanne Paul's lively history of the house of Dudley it is impossible not to be reminded of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy' </b><i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i></p>