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TRACY BORMAN
THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE TUDORS
Uncovering the Secrets of ‘Britain’s greatest (Dynasty
HODDER & STOUGHTON
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Hodder & Stoughton

CONTENTS
Preface Introduction: ‘The public self and the private' 1 3
Henry VII
Chapter i: ‘Infinitely suspicious’ 5
Chapter 2: ‘Not admitting any near approach’ 37
Chapter 3: ‘Closeted away like a girl’ 61
Henry VIII
Chapter 4: ‘Their business is in many secrets’ 78
Chapter 5: ‘Lay hands upon his royal person’ 101
...witnessed. In their private apartments at Hampton Court, Whitehall or the myriad other sumptuous palaces where they spent their days, their more ‘human' characteristics and habits could find expression. A monarch has at least two selves, the public self and the private,' remarked one recent historian.1 It was vital for a king or queen to show no vulnerability to the outside world: any sign of frailty, illness or even the natural process of ageing had to be disguised by a mask of invincibility.
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