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House of Treason: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty
House of Treason by Robert Hutchinson tells the turbulent story of the Howard family, Dukes of Norfolk, one of the wealthiest, most powerful and dangerously ambitious dynasties of Tudor England. After John Howard, the first Duke of Norfolk, was killed fighting for Richard III at Bosworth, his descendants skilfully worked their way back into royal favour, recovering their lands and establishing themselves at the very heart of political power.
Under Henry VIII, the family's influence reached extraordinary heights, with two Howard women – Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard – becoming queens of England. Yet the Tudor court was a perilous arena of rival factions, religious conflict, conspiracy and betrayal. Hutchinson follows the marriages, alliances, and political manoeuvres through which the Howards sought to maintain their position, revealing how the same ambition that carried them to the throne repeatedly exposed them to disgrace, imprisonment, and execution. Rich in intrigue and dramatic personalities, House of Treason is a compelling account of power, survival and the extraordinary risks of life at the centre of the Tudor court.
- • Publisher / Imprint: Phoenix
• Language: English
• Cover: Paperback
• Year of publication: 2009
• Number of pages: 402
• Illustrations: Yes
• Genre: History, British history, biography, political history






