The Life and Times of William Paulet by Margaret Scard

Tudor Survivor: The Life and Times of Courtier William Paulet by Margaret Scard

I am delighted to welcome Margaret Scard, author of Tudor Survivor: The Life and Times of William Paulet, back to On the Tudor Trail.

Margaret has written a guest post for us about William Paulet- a fascinating figure. He served four Tudor monarchs – Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth – and lived to tell the tale.

Thank you Margaret!

Tudor Survivor by Margaret Scard

For many historians William Paulet is a shadowy figure in the background of the Tudor court. Writers often give him only a passing mention. Yet to his contemporaries he was a man at the forefront of court life and sixteenth century politics.

In the length and breadth of his career together with his remarkable rise from being the son of a country gentleman to be the senior noble in England he stands apart from his contemporaries.  His success, though, was dependent not only on his own ability but also upon surviving the machinations of court life and on choosing to support the winning side.

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