Description
A lively and insightful study of the many roles played by women in the Tudor era, from queens to wet-nurses and countesses to serving maids.
About the Author
Elizabeth Norton is a historian of the queens of England and the Tudor period. She is the author of biographies of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr, and of England's Queens: The Biography.
Reviews
Essential reading for Tudor fans and scholars alike! I could not put it down -- Alison Weir
Groundbreaking... Widely researched and beautifully written, this is vivid and compelling history' -- Sarah Gristwood
Norton has already published books on five of the Tudor Queens and is well-placed to write this book... Ideal for scholars (the bibliography covers almost twenty pages) while still remaining thoroughly accessible to the general reader' * The Bookbag *
An impressive sweep through the Tudor period... A splendid book - highly readable, informative and impressively researched... Highly recommended for anyone interested in women's lives and/or in this fascinating period of English history' * Shiny New Books *
A fascinating glimpse of Tudor life is presented... this is a potentially difficult brief handled with great success and can be warmly recommended' * History of Royals *
Cleverly structured * Choice magazine *
Thanks to this incredibly well written and fascinating book, the women who lined the routes of Coronation processions and royal progresses throughout the Tudor age will no longer be anonymous faces in the crowd -- Lady Jane Grey
A brilliant idea for a book, and Norton executes it beautifully * BBC History magazine *
Fascinating... Rises above the level of gallimaufry and, as so often, it's the little details about everyday life that will stay with you' * Catholic Herald. *
The Seymour scandal [...] would lead to the creation of the Virgin Queen, a process chronicled in great depth in this extraordinary account of the early Elizabethan years * Historical Trips UK. *
A highly illuminating and delightful read, and can be highly recommended -- Isabel Busch, Haus der FrauenGeschichte
Book Information
ISBN 9781784081768
Author Elizabeth Norton
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC