Told for the very first time this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the
most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you've never heard of . . .???????'A tour-de-force
of Tudor history. Remarkable' DAN JONES'Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining
history' SUNDAY TIMES'This is riveting stuff: death desire power and scandal' SPECTATOR'A
twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read' THE TIMES________Was
the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?This was the question on the mind of Elizabeth I's
courtiers when a forbidden book accused generations of the Dudley family of poisonings
plottings murders treason incitement and other 'evil stratagems.'For decades the Dudleys
had been close to the throne rising from nobodies to the land's highest offices.Under Henrys
VII and VIII Edward VI Mary I and finally Elizabeth they risked execution and imprisonment
as they audaciously stole murdered and swindled in the name of the monarch.But were they
loyally protecting the crown or did they secretly covet it for themselves?________A BOOK OF
THE YEAR 2022 ACCORDING TO THE TIMES SUNDAY TIMES DAILY TELEGRAPH AND HISTORY TODAY'A pacy
narrative vividly written makes you want to read on and on. Joanne Paul is a major new talent
in the field' ALISON WEIR'Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story . . . It's
delightful a joy to read' THE TIMES 'BOOK OF THE WEEK''A thrilling and deeply researched
study of power and conspiracy: the rise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty. The House of
Dudley illuminates the fascinating men and women who almost became kings and queens in their
own right' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE'Rich and compelling. Conjures up the look and feel of Tudor
life . . . You will find yourself drawn in fascinated and richly informed' TELEGRAPH'Vivid
innovative and authoritative. I could not recommend The House of Dudley more highly. It's a
real lesson in how to revitalise the writing of Tudor history' SARAH GRISTWOOD'A full-blooded
affair as good on the horrors of war as it is on the soft power of the Dudley women and
written in a lively episodic style that presents each Dudley as a foil to the monarch they
served' JESSIE CHILDS'An enthralling read told by Paul with great verve and an eye for the
telling detail' LITERARY REVIEW'The crowning jewel in its genre . . . I can't recommend this
book enough. Unputdownable' LINDSEY FITZHARRIS'When reading Joanne Paul's lively history of the
house of Dudley it is impossible not to be reminded of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy' MAIL
ON SUNDAY*The House of Dudley: Named one of The Times Books of the Year 2022*
