New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603 (The Penguin History of Britain, 5)

A close-up look at Britain's Tudor dynasty traces the history of the era from the rule of the secretive Henry VII and his capricious and ruthless son, Henry VIII, to the reigns of "Bloody Mary" Tudor and her adroit successor, Queen Elizabeth I, detailing the events, religious strife, cultural forces, and people who transformed British history. 22,500 first printing.