Four centuries after the heyday of the Tudors, they remain the most colorful of Britain's monarchs, but they can be hard to sort out. Beginning with the accession to the English throne of Henry VII, Alex Woolf reintroduces a gallery of rulers, who also included the infamous King Henry VIII, Mary I, Edward VI, and Elizabeth I. Identifying the key moments of their reigns, from insurrections to their handling of foreign policy to their many marriages, this succinct, illustrated overview clarifies the way in which these kings and queens governed their realm and their individual challenges.