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I picked this up at the library thinking i would just skim it

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I did not expect to learn too much of anything new and i did not expect the book to be so engrossing

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The values of 14th and 15th centuries revealed through jewels all the values prized

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This book really delves into the underside of everything tudor not just the affairs and romances but it shows you what people expected of the tudor family and what lengths they went to to uphold their image before the people

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This review is based on a complementary copy from the publisher provided through netgalley

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We discussed her recent discovery of an alter cloth which appears to be the repurposed gown elizabeth wore for the rainbow portrait which can be seen at hatfield house

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I had no idea from the title how readable this book would be to a middle aged american who didnt know a single thing about the tudors

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Borman if youre reading this you mention twice in the book the old tradition from the spanish of displaying blood stained sheets the night after the wedding to prove a marriage was consummated