簡介
Few English monarchs have a worse reputation than Mary Tudor. She has been seen both as a religious fanatic who tried against the will of her people to reverse the course of the Reformation and as the pawn of her husband, Philip II of Spain - her infatuation with whom led her to betray England's vital interests. How this pious, and by contemporary accounts, gentle woman aroused an antipathy that survives until the present is a central question in David Loades's sensitive biography, now in paperback. Based on research into the documents of the time (many newly uncovered) the compelling story of Mary's life is revealed here in unprecedented detail and depth, packed with incident and intrigue, and enmeshed in the politics of secular and religious struggle in England and Europe.
目錄
Preface. Abbreviations.
Glossary.
Map of Estates granted to Mary in 1547.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. The Token of Hope (1516-1525).
2. The 'Princess of Wales' (1525-1533).
3. Disgrace and Rehabilitation (1533-1547).
4. The Conservative Magnate (1547-1553).
5. 'Annus Mirabilis' (1553-1554).
6. Philip and Mary (1554-1557).
7. Mary and Elizabeth (1557-1558).
8. The Historical Mary.
Appendix 1: The Development of Mary's Household (1516-1558).
Appendix 2: The New Year Gift List of 1557.
Appendix 3: Mary's Will.
Bibliographical Abbreviations.
References and Bibliography.
Index.
