Brandon - Tudor Knight: 2 (The Brandon Trilogy)

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This book has been on my to-read list ever since it came out. I am a massive fan of Tony Riches work, and I was confident that he would not disappoint, but I have to say, Riches has outdone himself in this unputdownable and exceptional work of Historical Fiction.

McLaren, Anne N. Political Culture in the Reign of Elizabeth I: queen and commonwealth 1558–1585 (Cambridge University Press, 1999). Torn between duty to his family and loyalty to the king, Brandon faces an impossible can he accept Anne Boleyn as his new queen? I knew next to nothing about Charles Brandon, really only that he married Mary Tudor. It was interesting to follow his story and the research was obviously detailed. Brandon worked his way up the ranks until he became Duke of Suffolk. He and Mary took a huge risk by getting married before asking Henry’s consent, especially after Brandon had been warned not to unleash his charm upon Mary. Henry had someone in mind for his sister for political reasons. Incurring his wrath was a dangerous thing and could be classed as treason. As it was, Henry made his displeasure felt by excluding them from court and keeping his distance for a while.All in all, Charles Brandon (in this book and otherwise) seems like a character who could be quite selfish and impulsive at times. But he also seems very much like a product of his time. I find it amusing that his marital history is almost as interesting as that of his more famous counterpart and brother-in-law, Henry VIII. A: Well, for me it was interesting to see how much of the Tudor story can be told through dress, from the political to the personal. Henry VII used dress to bolster his claim to the throne and project a status that many doubted that he had a right to, spending millions of pounds in today’s money on a new wardrobe in the days after the Battle of Bosworth. Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn used dress as a weapon in their rivalry for Henry VIII, arguing over who should make Henry’s shirts, who should claim the Queen’s jewels and who should dress most regally. And the young Princess Elizabeth used modest dress to protect herself when threatened by her half-sister Queen Mary, deliberately dressing down so as not to be seen to rival her sister. Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton, Worcestershire (died 22 October 1542), married Anne Paston, daughter of Sir William Paston (died 1496) and Lady Anne Beaufort, daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and had three daughters: Ponko, Vincent. "The Privy Council and the spirit of Elizabethan economic management, 1558–1603". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 58.4 (1968): 1–63. online And while neither book contains much, if any, new info, the reader needs to be aware of the Tudor family history & recognize the names of the court and nobles as often names are just thrown out willy-nilly. Would have been easy for the author to to provide a few words of identification, in many cases. Also, the author’s interpretations are stated as actual facts. I realize it’s a novel, but more clarity might have helped, though Brandon must have been a fascinating man so I don’t have any real issues w the author’s sympathetic view of him since it is a novel.

N. A. M. Rodger, The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain 660–1649 (1997), pp. 184, 221 236–37. Tudor shares its name with the English royal house of the same name that existed from 1485 until 1603.David Loades, "Dudley, John, duke of Northumberland (1504–1553)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2008). Retrieved 8 August 2017. Freeman, Thomas S. "'Restoration and Reaction: Reinterpreting the Marian Church '", Journal of Ecclesiastical History (2017). online Christopher Haigh, English Reformations: religion, politics and society under the Tudors (1992), 203–34. Similarly, I liked Brandon’s bond with Harry and Will. Some of my favorite moments were when Harry asked him to teach him how to joust. One character who I found mesmerizing was Anne Browne. Moreover, even though she makes a brief appearance in each book, she added a sense of drama and mystery to the tale. There were also moments which I felt the author wrote nicely compared to the first book, like the execution of Edward by Henry.

Second marriage [ edit ] Tomb of Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton's son John and his wives in St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove. Traill, H. D., and J. S. Mann (eds). Social England: a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day: Volume iii: From the accession of Henry VIII to the death of Elizabeth" (1895) online; 876 pp; short essays by experts John Morrill (ed.), The Oxford illustrated history of Tudor & Stuart Britain (1996) online, pp. 44, 325. Young Charles Brandon was brought up at King Henry VII’s court and became a favourite of the king as well as a childhood friend of his second son – the future King Henry VIII. The Tudor Empire (チューダー帝国) is an empire possessing one of the strongest military forces on the continent. At some point, Tudor seizes Doldrey from Midland and uses the fortress as a foothold in invading and conquering the nation, thus initiating the Hundred-Year War. [1] During the war, Tudor attempts to claim the northern island of Grant, keeping a settlement known as Fort Chester. Among other war-time atrocities, local children were subjected to indoctrination, with a large number of them dying from the cruel training regime. Tudor's territorial claims come to an end when Grunbeld, now an apostle, burns down every Tudor base. [2]

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Ann Weikel, "Mary I (1516–1558)", in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004) doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/18245. Shapiro, James (15 March 2016). "How were Jews regarded in 16th-century England?". Discovering Literature: Shakespeare & Renaissance. British Library . Retrieved 15 September 2023.

This is #2 in a three-book Tudor series about Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk and close friend of King Henry VIII. Mary’s unwavering and public support of Queen Catherine of Aragon caused friction between Brandon and the Boleyn family, whose fortunes were on the rise, not to mention Henry’s new chief advisor, Thomas Cromwell. Brandon had to keep in mind his responsibilities to his family as well as loyalty to Henry when it became obvious Ann Boleyn would be the next queen. Historians agree that the great theme of Tudor history was the Reformation, the transformation of England from Catholicism to Protestantism. The main events, constitutional changes, and players at the national level have long been known, and the major controversies about them largely resolved. Historians until the late 20th century thought that the causes were a widespread dissatisfaction or even disgust with the evils, corruptions, failures, and contradictions of the established religion, setting up an undertone of anti-clericalism that indicated a rightness [ Maybe "ripeness" was intended.] for reform. A secondary influence was the intellectual impact of certain English reformers, such as the long-term impact of John Wycliffe (1328–1384) and his " Lollardy" reform movement, together with a stream of Reformation treatises and pamphlets from Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other reformers on the continent. The interpretation by Geoffrey Elton in 1960 is representative of the orthodox interpretation. He argued that:

Mary had loved him since, at the age of 13, she gave him her favour when he was jousting. A stunningly beautiful princess with long red gold hair, she also appealed to him and he took a calculated gamble in secretly marrying her without Henry’s permission. This could have been seen as treason but his close friendship with the King saved the couple. We share Tudor history with Charles and Mary as they attend the Field of the Cloth of Gold, support their friend Catherine of Aragon and have to accept Anne Boleyn as her replacement. Willis, Deborah. Malevolent nurture: Witch-hunting and maternal power in early modern England (Cornell University Press, 1995).