Histories of the Unexpected

The Tudors

Sam Willis, James Daybell

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English

Atlantic Books
03 December 2019

History; European history; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700

Series: Histories of the Unexpected

At Histories of the Unexpected, we believe that everything has a history - even the most unexpected of subjects - and that everything links together in unexpected ways.

We believe that the history of the itch, the history of crawling, the history of clouds, or of lightning or of zombies or zebras or holes or perfume or rubbish or mustard - all have fascinating histories of their own.

In this book we take this approach into the Tudor world. You will find out here how the history of shrinking is all to do with the Spanish Armada; how the history of orangesis all to do with Tudor spies; how the history of monsters is all to do with those famous Tudor queens Mary I and Elizabeth I.

Histories of the Unexpected not only presents a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveals the everyday world around us as never before.

By: Sam Willis, James Daybell
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9781786497697
ISBN 10: 1786497697
Series: Histories of the Unexpected
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 03 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

0: The Tudors: An Introduction 1: The Chair 2: Monsters 3: The Toilet 4: Oranges 5: The Mirror 6: The Gift 7: Windows 8: Hats 9: Bones 10: Lists 11: Fire 12: Eyes 13: The Face 14: Bells 15: Shrinking 16: Accidents 17: Fruit-eating 18: Letter-writing 19: Cannibalism 20: Rings

Dr Sam Willis is one of the country's best-known historians. His work takes him on adventures all over the world. He has made twelve TV series for the BBC and National Geographic, including The Silk Road, and has written fourteen books, most recently The Struggle for Sea Power: The Royal Navy vs the World, 1775-1782 and The Spanish Armada, a Ladybird Expert Book. James Daybell is Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Plymouth and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has written eight books and has appeared in a number of historical BBC TV documentaries.

Reviews for Histories of the Unexpected: The Tudors

History as you've never seen it before. -- Dan Snow Irreverent, witty and fabulously well-informed, Histories of the Unexpected is a blast of historical treats and full to the gunwales of extraordinary connections and trivia from the past. -- James Holland History isn't straightforward. It's a complex web of twists and turns. This book will show you how surprising, exciting and downright unexpected history can be. -- Janina Ramirez This is a wonderful, eclectic and entertaining history of everything, full of fascinating, surprising stories. -- Suzannah Lipscomb