books on the Tudors?

Question

im fastinated by the tudors and would love any books on/about them! (not phillipa gregory or the young royals pack, i already have those)

thatnx

to the secon answer, give me the titles

Answer 1

I second the Alison Weir suggestion, with much information about the personal aspects - she's also written a novel about Lady Jane Grey, "Innocent Traitor".
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/alison-weir/

Antonia Fraser is also good; rather more academic:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/antonia-fraser/

Try David Starkey, too:
http://www.answers.com/topic/david-starkey

And, if they're still in print, historical fiction is well researched by Jean Plaidy:
http://members.tripod.com/jeanplaidy/id18.htm

PS - Alison Plowden is good also:
http://www.librarything.com/author/plowdenalison

Answer 2

In reply to the first answer, the Welsh name is actually spelt Twydr. But to answer the question, there are very many. Are you wanting fiction or non-fiction, however? If you can be a little more precise, I can give you a few ideas. My wife is fascinated by them as well, and her shelves are groaning with them. There are some excellent recent books on the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots and on Henry VIII

Answer 3

The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor' (Welsh: Tudur) was a series of five monarchs of Welsh origin who ruled England and Ireland from 1485 until 1603. The three main monarchs (Henry VII, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I) each played an important part in turning England from a European backwater still immersed in the Middle Ages into a powerful Renaissance state that in the coming centuries would dominate much of the world.

The kings and queens of this era ruled England from 1485 - 1603. During this reign, the Tudors created the Church of England and also strengthened the navy. Two of the monarchs that were in power during the Tudor Dynasty are some of the most famous English monarchs of all time. It began with a Welsh squire in Henry V's court named Owain ap Meredith ap Tewdur, better known by the Anglicized version of his name, Owen Tudor. After Henry's death, Owen Tudor married his widow, Katherine of Valois, and had five children with her. Edmund, their eldest surviving son, married Margaret Beaufort, a descendant of John of Lancaster and at one point a potential heiress to Edmund's half-brother, Henry VI. Although Edmund died childless, his 13-year old widow bore a son several months after her husband's death. This child would become Henry VII.

Answer 4

If you're willing to venture into some nonfiction, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", "The Children of Henry VIII", "The Life of Elizabeth I", "Henry VIII: The King and His Court", and "The Wars of the Roses", all by Allison Weir are really fabulous, accessible reads.