Tudors, paperback/peter ackroyd

The 2nd volume of Peter Ackroyds masterful history of England.

Rich in detail and atmosphere, and told in vivid prose, Ackroyd recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower.

It is the story of Henry VIIIs cataclysmic break with Rome, Edward VIs brief reign juxtaposed with Elizabeth Is long reign, but most of all it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church.

Sure to be popular with the recent success of Hilary Mantels }Wolf Hall{ and Philippa Gregorys }The Other Boleyn Girl{.