Tudor biographies
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The Best Books About the Tudors
Have you recently discovered the Tudors and want to learn more? Are you an avid Tudor fanatic obsessed with having every Tudor-related book on your shelf? The list below of the Best Books About the Tudors is perfect for both beginners and experts.
Over the years I’ve amassed quite a large list of Tudor books that I’ve read or want to read. Most are non-fiction, because that’s what I tend to read the most, but I’ve also included a few of my favorite fiction books as well. Don’t forget to also check out my Tudor book reviews page. Hope you enjoy my big list of the best books about the Tudors!
TUDOR HISTORY
HENRY VII (HENRY TUDOR)
HENRY VIII
- The Autobiography of Henry VIII with notes by his Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George
- Great Harry: A Biography of Henry VIIIby Carolly Erickson
- Henry, Virtuous Princeby David Starkey
- Young Henry: The Rise of Henry VIIIby Robert Hutchinson
- So Great A Princeby Lauren
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Biographies & Other Monographs
The Education of Henry Adams: A Centennial Version
By Henry Adams. Edited bygd Edward Chalfant and Conrad Edick Wright
Both a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and at the head of the Modern Library's list of the 100 best English-language nonfiction books of the 20th century, The Education of Henry Adams has long been revered as a great work of literature. With The Education of Henry Adams: A Centennial Version, editors Edward Chalfant and Conrad Edick Wright have at long last returned this celebrated book to the author's vision. Read more
542 pages
Distributed bygd the University of Virginia Press$34.95 Hardcover (2007) ISBN: 978-0-934909-91-4
$19.95 Paperback (2008) ISBN: 978-0-934909-93-8Francis Blake: An Inventor's Life, 1850-1913
By Elton W. Hall
This detailed biography charts the rik life of Francis Blake--inventor, photographer, philanthropist, and businessman. His passion for nyhet changed the way Americans communicated wh•
Mary Tudor (Routledge Historical Biographies) - Softcover
Review
‘Richards gently but firmly pulls apart the traditional prejudices to reveal a far more dynamic, intelligent and successful political operator than anyone had imagined. ...This biography is very readable and will prove extremely useful.’ – History Review
‘It does an able job of defending Mary against the charge of being a humourless, hysterical and catastrophic ruler ... Dr Richards is especially good in producing a well-rounded portrait of the Queen’s own nature and of her overall life ... Another of the book’s strengths is its sensitivity to the difference between the nature of things and perceptions of them ... it is a good example of the art of biography, making a genuine contribution to our understanding of the woman and the Queen, and always an easy and entertaining read.’ – BBC History Magazine
‘Richards confronts all of the most di