The Tudors in love : passion and politics in the age of England's most famous dynasty / Sarah Gristwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gristwood, Sarah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tudor, House of.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Sexual behavior.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603.

Courtly love--History--16th century.

Courtly love.

Kings and rulers--Sexual behavior.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 392 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Other Title:

Passion and politics in the age of England's most famous dynasty

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2022.

Summary:

"Sarah Gristwood's The Tudors in Love offers a brilliant history of the Tudor dynasty, showing how the rules of romantic courtly love irrevocably shaped the politics and international diplomacy of the period. Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Anne Boleyn have to die? Why did Elizabeth I's courtiers hail her as a goddess come to earth? The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries of readers and dreamers. Yet too often they're dismissed as something existing only in books and song--those old legends of King Arthur and chivalric fantasy. Not so. In this ground-breaking history, Sarah Gristwood reveals the way courtly love made and marred the Tudor dynasty. From Henry VIII declaring himself as the 'loyal and most assured servant' of Anne Boleyn to the poems lavished on Elizabeth I by her suitors, the Tudors re-enacted the roles of the devoted lovers and capricious mistresses first laid out in the romances of medieval literature. The Tudors in Love dissects the codes of love, desire and power, unveiling romantic obsessions that have shaped the history of the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I ORIGINS

1. Chretien, the Countess and the Chaplain (12th century)

2. Realpolitik and the Roman (13th century)

3. The Commedia, Chaucer and Christine (14th century)

4. Lancaster (1400-1461)

5. York (1461-1485)

pt. II 1485-1525

6. `nothing Uxorious' (1485-1502)

7. `to marry whom he choose' (1502-1509)

8. `Sir Loyal Heart' (1509-1515)

9. `mine own heart and mind' (1515-1525)

pt. III 1525-1536

10. `My Mistress and friend' (1525-1527)

11. `our desired end' (1527-1533)

12. `The most happy' (1533-early spring 1536)

13. The spotted queen (April/May 1536)

pt. IV 1536-1558

14. `My faithful, true and loving heart' (1536-1540)

15. `It makes my heart die' (1540-1547)

16. `Shameful slanders' (1547-1553)

17. `A husband may do much' (1553-1558)

pt. V 1558-1584

18. `The King That Is To Be' (1558-1563)

19. `Satiety and fullness' (1563-1575)

20. `Against my nature' (1575-1584)

pt. VI 1584-1603

21. `This old song' (1584-1587)

22. `Cold love' (1587-1590)

23. `confusion and contrariety' (1590-1599)

24. `Affection's false' (1599-1603).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-381) and index.

ISBN:

9781250271426

1250271428

OCLC:

1289244645