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House of Treason: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty

This title tells the story of the Dukes of Norfolk. The richest and most powerful noble family in Britain, after the king himself, they regarded themselves as the power behind the throne and regularly tried to act as 'kingmakers'.

Subject
historybiography
Genre
historical fictiontudor
Themes
history
Setting
tudorbritishenglandeurope
Audience
adult
Length
long · 402 pages

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