Tudor Secrets and Scandals

Looking behind the pomp and puritanism to explore the secret and scandalous world of the Tudors Entertaining and engrossing, this book explores the lives of the Tudor dynasty alongside those of the masses. Highly illustrated, it also includes places associated with the stories. Chapters include Sex and Suspicion, Shadow of the Scaffold, Devilish Arts, and Crime, Treason, and Plot. This is a must-read for any general anglophile or Tudor fan. What Constituted A Secret Or A Scandal In Times Gone By? This Entertaining Title In This New Series Gives An Overview Of The Times And Attitudes To Secrets , And What Was Meant By A Scandal . The Series Uncovers Revelations Of Spies And Plots, Financial Scandals, Secrets Of The Royal Bedchambers, Dynastic Tangles, And The Exploits Of Both Villains And So-called Saints. Noble Lords And Ladies Sampled The Same Pleasures And Sometimes Met The Same Ghastly Fate As Common Criminals. Enemies Of The State Plotted And Were Plotted Against, While A Horrible Fate Awaited Those Found Guilty Of Treason, Hanged, Drawn And Quartered To The Jeers Of The Mob. Assassins Lurked In Alleys, Ghoulish Body Snatchers Opened Graves In The Dead Of Night This Highly Illustrated Guide Includes Places Associated With The Stories. What constituted a secret or a scandal in times gone by? This entertaining book gives an overview of the times and attitudes to 'secrets', and what was meant by a 'scandal'. Uncovering revelations of spies and plots, financial scandals, secrets of the royal bedchambers, dynastic tangles, and the exploits of both villains and so-called saints