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Tudor Bookshelf
BOOKS about The Tudors You - the fans, give YOUR reviews & recommendations Want to add to this page
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The Tudors Bookshelf Non fiction
Tudors Fans Here is a page for you to review & recommend your favourite or not so favourite NON FICTION books about
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The Tudors Bookshelf Fiction
Tudors Fans Here is a page for you to review & recommend your favourite or not so favourite FICTION books about
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Tudor Fiction Addict
LOL Tudor addiction would really get out of hand if they banned anymore books. We would have to go underground but then we would always have the internet where we could gather anonymously to share stories of how we are coping.
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Jul 31 2008, 1:32 PM EDT by
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The Tudors vs. The Other Boleyn Girl
a Tudors fanatic that has seen The Other Boleyn Girl , the movie based on Phillipa Gregory's book? Which portrayal of King Henry VIII do you fancy? Which
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New book on the Grey sisters
Thank you Boudica! I can't wait to read it. I've been trying to find some good books about the Grey's but I haven't had very much luck.
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Jul 15 2008, 8:41 PM EDT by
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New Book on Margaret More Roper
For all you Thomas More Fans, a new non-fiction book on his daugther by John Guy has been released called " A Daughter's Love" which you may want to check out. The review in the Sunday Times was quite glowing. ( I just added it to the Bookshelf) Member reviews would be welcome :)
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Jul 8 2008, 4:45 PM EDT by
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newbie with questions
"hello! i am LOVING this series. just watched the season two finale on demand.
i would very much like to read some books about this time period, but i'll truthfully admit that i don't enjoy reading the common dry history text. does anyone have some suggestions of books that read somewhere between text and people magazine? :-) would love suggestions. i would love to start with more of an overview of henry viii life and reign and loves. i realize that each of these things could fill volumes, but i though i'd try to start small.
thanks much!
j~" Welcome bayesleyprint :)
Check out the wiki page : http://tudorswiki.sho.com/page/Tudor+Bookshelf
Theres a list of non-fiction and fiction and some reviews and recommendations too. If you have problems navigating the site, just send me or the other moderators a message.
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Jul 10 2008, 1:05 AM EDT by
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New Members Introduce yourself here
Currently, I live in Montgomery, Alabama, just blocks away of the world's fifth largest Shakesperare Festival.
I was raised as an Air Force daughter, and I've lived all over the United States.
But my parents are originally from Barbados, and were born and raised under British rule, and English history has had a huge impact on my own family history as a result. I have friends and relatives in England, although I've never been there myself as of yet.
The Royal Family, Tudor England, and many things British have often been discussed in my household, and one thing the local school system doesn't teach is that Barbados has the highest literacy rate in the hemisphere of the Americas. I grew up in a home filled with books, and am proud of the fact that I can identify with British History so strongly.
Goodness knows that once my forebears were freed from slavery in 1834, they at least had literacy to work with thanks to seven years of instruction by Anglican missionaries. That would not have been the case if they were under the domination of Americans.
I've reviewed a few productions about Tudor England on Amazon.com, and I have a fondness for British entertainers, which le to my viewing "The Tudors" . I enjoy this site very much!
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Jun 4 2008, 6:02 PM EDT by
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Ideas for novels to read?
i have read SEVERAL books dealing with the Tudor Time Period, mostly Anne Boleyn, I think she is by far the most fascinating person I have ever
read about...
Some books I would recommend are; "The Children Of Henry VIII" by Alison Weir, "Six Wives; The Queens Of Henry VIII" by David Starkey, "Elizabeth, The Struggle For
The Throne" by David Starkey, "The Lady In The Tower" by Jean Plaidy (an excellent author), "Elizabeth & Mary, Cousins, Rivals, Queens" by Jane Dunn, "The Other Boleyn
Girl" by Philippa Gregory, "The Last Boleyn" by Karen Harper, "The Secret Diary Of Anne Boleyn" by Robin Maxwell, "The Queen Of Subtleties" by Suzannah Dunn, "In The Shadow
Of The Crown" by Jean Plaidy, "Queen Of This Realm" by Jean Plaidy, "Murder Most Royal" by Jean Plaidy, "The Queen's Fool" by Philippa Gregory... there are many more, but those
are among my favorite... I'm currently reading a book called "Threads" a story told "by Anne Boleyn" and her unyielding love of Henry VIII told in different "lifes"
so far its excellent.
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Feb 21 2008, 9:06 PM EST by
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Catholic or Protestant
"Oh Ms. Squirrly, if I want to read more on Tudor history which books should I purchase??? I noticed you all were saying which books or more biast than fact, so what books or authors would be more accurate towards history?" As for books, we have started a new page especially on this topic. Its still in the early stages but a couple of our well-read members have already posted their reviews of books that you might find interesting. I have to say my personal favourites are books by Eric Ives, David Starkey & Antonia Fraser.
You can find the page at : http://tudorswiki.sho.com/page/The+Tudors+Book+Reviews+%26+Recommendations
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Apr 25 2008, 7:56 PM EDT by
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The Comparison of JRM to past actors playing Henry VIII, He is absolut
"MsSquirrly, do you know if "The Tudors" will be available for rental on DVD when the second season it comes out? I have not been able to watch "The Tudors" except for the first episode of Season 2 on the Showtime site because I do not have Showtime. I don't want to buy it, but I would like to watch more of it, just to see if JRM becomes more believable as the character ages. " I have to say that having showtime is worth the money, as I have re watched every episode many times, while I am reading many of the books the peeps on this wiki have recommended. In this way, it helps me understand the sequence of events, and also, a very complicated cast of hundreds of interesting people in their own right in history. I have enjoyed reading about Jane Rochford, Queen Elizabeth, and many others. I know that John of Gaunt was a fascinating man, as well as Thomas More. I will continue to pursue their biographies, as time permits. Right now, I am reading like 4 hours a day, and have 4 books I haven't even started yet. I must admit, it's hard to have a regular life when half my time is spent in the 16th century!
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Jun 22 2008, 12:50 AM EDT by
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How many pregnancies did Anne Boleyn actually have?
"Hmmm. Frasier says a miscarriage in 1534 (p.219) and her last in October 1535 (p.223) which she only carried until the end of January, a few weeks after Queen Catherine's death.
It's absolutely errie the way that things went really bad for Anne after Catherine's death. Frasier makes the statement on p. 245 that "the influence of the dead woman (Catherine) stretched from beyond her grave in Peterborough Cathedral to pull down the woman who had supplanted her." As long as Catherine was alive, Henry couldn't really do anything about Anne and her miscarriages but once Catherine died, it was open season on Anne. " Yes I remember reading about the child she miscarried in January of 1536, it was just developed enough at 15 weeks for the sex to be identified, as male! Another time, I believe she gave birth to a stillborn male who was given the name Henry Tudor (I need to review Ives or another source to make sure). Aside from supernatural causes, I think the tremendous amount of stress Anne was under as time progressed (her pregnancies were less and less successful as time past) and poor prenatal care had a lot to do with her not being able to carry another baby to term.
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