*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* The book "Tudor" tells a family story like no other. The Tudors are an obsession of national history, arguably the most notorious family in British history. But beyond the familiar titles, there is a family even more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.

The rule for the Tudors usually begins with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, quickly moving on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. However, this overlooks the family's dark Welsh roots. It ignores the courage of the pregnant thirteen-year-old girl who would help establish the Tudor dynasty and the childhood and painful exile of her son, the future Henry VII. This story integrates the fact that the Tudors were shaped by their past - those aspects they wanted to remember and those they wanted to forget.

With this background, Leanda de Lisle allows us to see the Tudors on their own terms and presents new perspectives and revelations on key personalities and events, from the princes in the Tower to the Queens of the Tudors.

"A vivid history of the Tudor family's ambition... Sheds light on the powerful women of the dynasty" - The Times

**Book of the Year by The Telegraph, History Today, and BBC History Magazine**

Pages: 560, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm