Houses of power : the places that shaped the Tudor world

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Houses of power : the places that shaped the Tudor world

Title remainder

the places that shaped the Tudor world

Statement of responsibility

Simon Thurley

Creator

• Thurley, Simon, 1962-

Subject

• Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
• Historic buildings -- England
• Architecture and Planning
• Palaces -- England -- History -- 16th century
• Tudor, House of
• Official residences -- England -- History -- 16th century

Language

eng

Summary

What was it like to live as a royal Tudor? Why were their residences built as they were and what went on inside their walls? Who slept where and with who? Who chose the furnishings? And what were their passions? The Tudors ruled through the day, throughout the night, in the bath, in bed and in the saddle. Their palaces were genuine power houses - the nerve-centre of military operations, the boardroom for all executive decisions and the core of international politics. 'Houses of Power' is the result of Simon Thurley's 30 years of research, picking through architectural digs, and examining financial accounts, original plans and drawings to reconstruct the great Tudor houses and understand how these monarchs shaped their lives

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

• 725.1'7'094209031
• 725.1'7'094209031
• 725.1'7'094209031
• 725.17094209031

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• plates

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography