A BEHIND THE SCENES GLIMPSE INTO THE LIVES OF HENRY VIII ANNE BOLEYN ELIZABETH I AND MORE:
PERFECT FOR FANS OF WOLF HALL *Tracy Borman's new book The Stolen Crown is out now!*
Readers LOVE The Private Lives of the Tudors: ' A truly informative and thoroughly enjoyable
read.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'It was an absolutely delight and I read it in record time' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I found this
book riveting and took it on holiday!' ¿¿¿¿¿ ---- 'I do not live in a corner. A thousand
eyes see all I do.' Elizabeth I The Tudor monarchs were constantly surrounded by an army of
attendants courtiers and ministers. Even in their most private moments they were accompanied
by a servant specifically appointed for the task. A groom of the stool would stand patiently by
as Henry VIII performed his daily purges and when Elizabeth I retired for the evening one of
her female servants would sleep at the end of her bed. These attendants knew the truth behind
the glamorous exterior. They saw the tears shed by Henry VII upon the death of his son Arthur.
They knew the tragic secret behind 'Bloody' Mary's phantom pregnancies. And they saw the
'crooked carcass' beneath Elizabeth I's carefully applied makeup gowns and accessories. It is
the accounts of these eyewitnesses as well as a rich array of other contemporary sources that
historian Tracy Borman has examined more closely than ever before. With new insights and
discoveries and in the same way that she brilliantly illuminated the real Thomas Cromwell -
The Private Life of the Tudors will reveal previously unexamined details about the characters
we think we know so well. ---- Critical acclaim for The Private Lives of the Tudors:
'Borman approaches her topic with huge enthusiasm and a keen eye for entertaining...this is a
very human story of a remarkable family full of vignettes that sit long in the mind.' Dan
Jones The Sunday Times ' Tracy Borman's eye for detail is impressive the book is packed
with fascinating courtly minutiae... this is a wonderful book.' The Times 'Borman is an
authoritative and engaging writer good at prising out those humanising details that make the
past alive to us.' The Observer 'Fascinating detailed account of the everyday reality of
the royals... This is a book of rich scholarship.' Daily Mail 'Tracy Borman's passion for
the Tudor period shines forth from the pages of this fascinatingly detailed book which vividly
illuminates what went on behind the scenes at the Tudor court.' Alison Weir
