Up-todate, readable and reliable. The best introduction to England's most important dynasty' David starkeyVivid, entertaining and c arrying its learning lightly' Eamon Duffy A model of popular history' ThesMagnificent' Paul lay, History Today A lively overview...Rex is a wry commentator on the game of monarchy' The GuardianThe Tudor Age began in August 1485 when Henry Tudor landed with a small force at Milford Haven intent on snatching the English throne from Richard III. For more than a hundred years England was to be dominated by the personalities of the five Tudor monarchs, ranging from the brilliance and brutality of Henry VIII to the shrewdness and vanity of the virgin queen, Elizabeth I.