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39 | <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">Over the years, I've read most
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40 | of the Tudor books, fiction and nonfiction, I could find. Countless
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41 | books. Good books, a few great ones, and lots of bad ones. This
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66 | <img border="0" src="favoritebooks.gif" alt="My favorite Tudor books" width="415" height="77"><P align="left">
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67 | <font face="Times New Roman" size="4">When people ask me what
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68 | Tudor-related books to read, these are the ones I list:</font><P align="left">
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69 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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70 | <img border="0" src="pavane.gif" align="left" width="100" height="152"><A
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72 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345440919/tudorengla148-20>Pavane</A>">PAVANE
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73 |
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74 | by Keith Roberts</A> <BR>Eventually I will be at a loss
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75 |
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76 | for superlatives when describing my favorite books. PAVANE is a
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77 |
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78 | beautiful book, written by one of the masters of 1960s science
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79 |
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80 | fiction. It is a work of alternative history, one of the first of that
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81 |
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82 | genre and perhaps the best. It begins in 1588 with the assassination
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83 |
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84 | of Queen Elizabeth I and the subsequent supremacy of the Catholic faith in
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85 |
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86 | England. From there, PAVANE evolves into a truly entrancing book which
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87 | explores freedom, communication, religion, etc Like The Fifth Queen, it
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88 |
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89 | has a superb ending. If you haven't read this, please please please
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90 |
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91 | check it out. It's recently been reissued and it's simply
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92 |
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93 | wonderful. Few books strike me as deeply imagined, most walk over
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94 |
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95 | familiar ground - PAVANE is a true original. <BR> </font>
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97 | <P align="left">
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98 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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99 | <img border="0" src="fifthqueen.gif" align="left" width="100" height="156"><A
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101 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0141181303/tudorengla148-20>The%20Fifth%20Queen%20(Penguin%20Classics)</A>">THE
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102 |
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103 | FIFTH QUEEN by Ford Madox Ford</A> <BR>I love this
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104 |
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105 | book. Ford uses the life of Henry VIII's fifth queen to explore the culture of
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106 |
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107 | fear, treachery, and paranoia which characterized the Tudor court.
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108 |
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109 | Catherine battles Thomas Cromwell in an attempt to prevent further religious
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110 |
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111 | and political change. The book is divided into three parts and
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112 |
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113 | contains engrossing portraits of familiar Tudor figures; Princess Mary,
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114 |
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115 | Henry VIII, Cromwell, Norfolk, Catherine herself - all are beautifully
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116 |
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117 | brought to life. Ford spent years researching this
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118 |
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119 | book but it is a work of fiction; liberties are taken, characterizations may
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120 | not be historically correct, etc I think it's one of the best works of historical
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121 |
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122 | fiction ever written - and the ending is fantastic. As for the
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123 | 'character' of Catherine, Ford creates an interesting / complex figure from
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124 | scant historical sources.<BR> </font>
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126 | <P align="left">
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127 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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128 | <img border="0" src="candlemass.gif" align="left" width="100" height="153"><A
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130 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1585790230/tudorengla148-20>The%20Candlemass%20Road%20(Common%20Reader...</A>">THE
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132 | CANDLEMASS ROAD by George MacDonald Fraser</A> <BR>Fraser
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133 |
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134 | is justly famous as author of the Flashman novels, among the best (and
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135 |
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136 | certainly the funniest) historical fiction ever. But his talent is
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137 |
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138 | more expansive than even Flashman would suggest. Everything he writes
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139 |
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140 | turns to gold, at least in my opinion (even the flawed 'Pyrates' had great
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141 | moments.) Long fascinated by the history
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142 |
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143 | of his native Scotland, in THE CANDLEMASS ROAD, Fraser recounts the story of
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145 | Lady Margaret Dacre and her perilous life along the English-Scottish
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146 |
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147 | border during Elizabeth I's reign. The writing is superb; I expect nothing less from
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149 | Fraser. My one quibble is that the book is so short - I didn't want it
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150 |
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151 | to end. <BR> </font>
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152 |
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153 | <P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><A
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155 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1585790257/tudorengla148-20>The%20Steel%20Bonnets%20(Common%20Reader...</A>">THE
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157 | STEEL BONNETS by George MacDonald Fraser</A> <BR>This work
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158 |
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159 | of history is concerned with the outlaws and Border lords (reivers) who
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160 |
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161 | fought along the English and Scottish frontier for several hundred
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162 |
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163 | years. It's a wonderful work of history and makes me wish more great
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164 |
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165 | writers would turn to the genre; if nothing else, you're guaranteed good
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166 |
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167 | writing. And this was such a fascinating time period - I'm thrilled
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168 |
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169 | that one of my favorite novelists wrote its definitive history.
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170 |
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171 | <BR>And if you haven't read any <A
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173 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452259614/tudorengla148-20>Flashman:%20From%20the%20Flashman%20Papers,...</A>">Flashman</A>,
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174 |
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175 | it's never too late to start.... <BR> </font>
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177 | <P align="left">
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178 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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179 | <img border="0" src="deathofthefox.gif" align="left" width="100" height="155"><A
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181 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0156863030/tudorengla148-20>The%20Succession:%20A%20Novel%20of%20Elizabeth%20and...</A>">THE
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183 | SUCCESSION: A NOVEL OF ELIZABETH AND JAMES</A> <BR><A
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185 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0156287951/tudorengla148-20>Entered%20from%20the%20Sun:%20The%20Murder%20of...</A>">ENTERED
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187 | FROM THE SUN: THE MURDER OF MARLOWE</A> <BR><A
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189 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0156252333/tudorengla148-20>Death%20of%20the%20Fox:%20A%20Novel%20of%20Elizabeth...</A>">DEATH
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191 | OF THE FOX: A NOVEL OF ELIZABETH AND RALEIGH</A> <BR>by George
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192 |
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193 | Garrett <BR>It's not enough for me that a book is set in the 16th century. I want
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194 | it to be a great book which just happens to be set in the 16th century. Every time I slumber
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196 | or groan my way through the latest awful Tudor fiction full of heaving
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197 |
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198 | bosoms and Egads!-worthy dialogue, I think fondly of Fraser and
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199 | Ford and this trilogy by George Garrett.... <br>Garrett's books should be read by
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200 | anyone with an interest in 16th century England. But they aren't read
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201 | by many, which I think is very sad - even more so when one considers the
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202 | popularity of terrible Tudor fiction. Of this trilogy, my favorite is
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203 | DEATH OF THE
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204 |
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205 | FOX; Garrett brings the complex and fascinating Walter Raleigh to
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206 |
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207 | life. But all three works are wonderful. ENTERED FROM THE SUN
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208 |
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209 | is a nice companion piece to Anthony Burgess's <A
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211 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786703210/tudorengla148-20>A%20Dead%20Man%20in%20Deptford</A>">A
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212 |
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213 | DEAD MAN IN DEPTFORD</A>, another good work of historical fiction.
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215 | (Burgess also wrote <A
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217 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/039331507X/tudorengla148-20>Nothing%20Like%20the%20Sun:%20A%20Story%20of...</A>">NOTHING
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218 |
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219 | LIKE THE SUN</A>, a fictional look at Shakespeare's love life.) And
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220 |
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221 | though THE SUCCESSION has less to do with Elizabeth and James than the title
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222 |
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223 | implies, it's still a fun exploration of Tudor life. I can't do these
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224 | books justice - just read them.<BR><BR> </font>
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225 |
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226 | <P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">
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227 | <img border="0" src="maskofroyalty.gif" align="left" width="100" height="166">A TUDOR TRAGEDY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CATHERINE HOWARD <BR><A
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229 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0897330560/tudorengla148-20>Henry%20VIII:%20The%20Mask%20of%20Royalty</A>">HENRY
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230 |
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231 | VIII: THE MASK OF ROYALTY</A> <BR><A
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233 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316801534/tudorengla148-20>Elizabeth%20Tudor:%20Portrait%20of%20a%20Queen</A>">ELIZABETH
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234 |
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235 | TUDOR: PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN</A> <BR>by Lacey Baldwin Smith
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236 |
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237 | <BR>I've been raving about LB Smith since I started this
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238 |
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239 | website. When visitors write and ask what is essential to read, I
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240 |
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241 | point them to Smith's work. Unfortunately, two of the above works are
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242 |
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243 | out of print. Yeah, I know - there's plenty of room for junk on
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244 |
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245 | bookshelves but apparently no room for great works of history. Well,
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246 |
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247 | go to Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.com and order them used. Smith's bio of Catherine Howard
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248 |
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249 | is the only one ever written which concerns Henry VIII's ill-fated 'Rose
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251 | Without a Thorn'. He collects the scant historical knowledge of her
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252 |
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253 | life and creates a compelling portrait of a misguided girl and her ambitious
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254 |
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255 | family (the sprawling Norfolk clan). His bio of Henry VIII is simply
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256 |
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257 | the best available on the second Tudor king. It has great
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258 |
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259 | psychological insight and a sharp sense of humor. After a lifetime of
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260 |
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261 | studying Henry, Smith is still fascinated by the king and determined to
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262 |
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263 | understand his contradictory character. But read it only after reading
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264 |
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265 | a general bio of Henry VIII; the author assumes some knowledge of the Tudor
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266 |
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267 | court and its cast of characters. And his brief bio of Elizabeth Tudor
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268 |
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269 | is a persuasive sketch of England's most fascinating and accomplished queen. <BR> <BR>
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272 | <P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">
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273 | <img border="0" src="cranmer.gif" align="left" width="100" height="154"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300074484%20/tudorengla148-20%3EThomas%20Cranmer%3C/A%3E">THOMAS
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274 | CRANMER by Diarmaid MacCulloch</a><br>
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275 | This is the definitive
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276 | biography of the father of English Protestantism. Cranmer was the
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277 | archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 to 1556; he presided over the Reformation
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278 | and the creation of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. He was burnt
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279 | at the stake as a heretic during the reign of Mary I. MacCulloch's
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280 | book is dense, literally and figuratively. But it is also a
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281 | beautifully written study of one of the most compelling lives of the 16th
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282 | century. Cranmer was a conflicted and courageous man, and deserved
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283 | such a monumental biography. MacCulloch uses sources never mentioned
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284 | in previous studies; he charts the evolution of Protestantism with an eye
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285 | for the telling detail. Personally, I am always surprised by the
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286 | number of Tudor enthusiasts who are familiar with the story of Thomas More
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287 | but have only a vague idea of Cranmer's life. Perhaps it's the
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288 | enduring popularity of A Man for All Seasons? I don't know. But
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289 | both men deserve recognition and study.</font><P align="left">
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291 | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553212567/tudorengla148-20%3EThe%20Prince%20and%20the%20Pauper%3C/A%3E">THE
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292 |
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293 | PRINCE AND THE PAUPER by Mark Twain</a> <BR>This is
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294 |
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295 | Twain's famous tale of Prince Edward, only son of King Henry VIII, and Tom
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296 |
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297 | Canty, a pauper boy who is his physical twin. Twain wrote my favorite
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298 |
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299 | book of all time (Huckleberry Finn) so I am biased, but this is still a
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300 |
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301 | great book. The story is very entertaining and fun and there are
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302 |
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303 | moments of genuine suspense and pathos. Some people classify this book
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305 | as children's literature; in fact, they say that about lots of Twain's
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306 |
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307 | work. Why? He's a natural storyteller and perfect for adults. <BR>
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308 | </font>
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314 | <IMG height=140 src="youngbess.jpg" width=91
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316 | align=left alt="Young Bess by Margaret Irwin"><A
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318 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/074900357X/tudorengla148-20>Young%20Bess</A>">YOUNG
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319 |
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320 | BESS</A> <BR><A
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322 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749003898/tudorengla148-20>Elizabeth,%20Captive%20Princess</A>">ELIZABETH,
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323 |
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324 | CAPTIVE PRINCESS</A> <BR><A
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326 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749004088/tudorengla148-20>Elizabeth%20and%20the%20Prince%20of%20Spain</A>">ELIZABETH
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328 | AND THE PRINCE OF SPAIN</A> <BR>by Margaret Irwin <BR>Elizabeth Tudor has brought out the best in many writers, but
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329 |
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330 | perhaps none more so than Margaret Irwin. This trilogy has recently
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331 |
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332 | been reissued, thus earning the publisher my enduring gratitude. She
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333 |
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334 | creates a vivid portrait of Elizabeth's entire life and there is the usual
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335 |
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336 | colorful cast of supporting characters. Of the three books, my
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337 |
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338 | favorite is the last but all are excellent. Her writing is evocative
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339 |
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340 | and often very beautiful. I'll be reading along and think, What a
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341 |
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342 | perfect sentence! If you want a persuasive and compelling portrait of
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343 |
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344 | the Virgin Queen, read Irwin. No one else comes close.
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345 |
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346 | <BR> </font>
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348 | <P align="left">
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349 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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350 | <img border="0" src="elizessex.gif" align="left" width="100" height="153"><A
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352 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0156283107/tudorengla148-20>Elizabeth%20and%20Essex:%20A%20Tragic%20History...</A>">ELIZABETH
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353 |
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354 | AND ESSEX: A TRAGIC HISTORY</A> by Lytton Strachey <BR>This is one of my favorite books about Queen Elizabeth I. Strachey
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355 |
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356 | always writes like a dream, with style and wit, and in this work he explores
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357 |
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358 | the complex relationship between the Virgin Queen and the infamous earl of
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359 |
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360 | Essex. Essex was the great favorite of Elizabeth's later years, but he
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361 |
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362 | rebelled against the queen (his petulance was exceeded only by his
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363 |
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364 | ingratitude.) Like Strachey's equally good <A
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366 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0156286971/tudorengla148-20>Eminent%20Victorians</A>">Eminent
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367 |
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368 | Victorians</A>, this biographical study is primarily psychological.
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369 |
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370 | Strachey wants to know why Elizabeth and Essex acted as they did - their
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371 |
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372 | motivations, desires, flaws.... There is much room for disagreement
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373 |
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374 | and often his analysis of Elizabeth's personality makes one want to analyze
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375 |
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376 | Strachey himself, but this is still a great book. It brings Elizabeth
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377 |
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378 | and her court to life and it pulls you deep into the story of the queen and
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379 |
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380 | Essex. It also discusses the always intriguing Sir Francis
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381 |
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382 | Bacon. What a fascinating bit of history! <BR>And
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383 |
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384 | once again, let me emphasize the beautiful writing. Style counts with
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386 | me. If I want a dry, boring recitation of facts, then I can pick up an
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387 |
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388 | encyclopedia or, sadly, most modern histories/biographies. It's like
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389 |
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390 | that famous Mark Twain quote - 'The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter; it's the
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391 |
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392 | difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.'
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393 |
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394 | Exactly. All of the books I've listed here are full of the right words. Anyone can tell you that Elizabeth Tudor was born
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395 |
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396 | in 1533 and her mother was executed in 1536 and blah blah blah. It's
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397 |
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398 | easy enough. But can the writer create a compelling story worthy of
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399 |
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400 | their subject? Can they bring history to life? I hate picking up
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401 |
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402 | books which are full of facts but written like - oh, they're written in a
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403 |
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404 | perfectly acceptable manner. But who wants perfectly acceptable things
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405 |
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406 | all the time? You want a gripping, fun, fascinating book.<BR>
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407 | </font>
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408 |
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409 | <P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><A
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410 |
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411 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0226504654/tudorengla148-20>Elizabeth%20I:%20Collected%20Works</A>">ELIZABETH
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412 |
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413 | I: COLLECTED WORKS</A> <BR>The great queen in her own
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414 |
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415 | words - letters, poems, and speeches are gathered here for our admiring
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416 |
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417 | perusal. This selection is arranged in chronological order and
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418 |
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419 | reasonably priced. <BR> </font>
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420 |
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421 | <P align="left">
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422 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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423 | <img border="0" src="tudorfashion.gif" align="left" width="100" height="150"><A
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424 |
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425 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486298450/tudorengla148-20>Tudor%20Costume%20and%20Fashion</A>">TUDOR
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426 |
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427 | COSTUME AND FASHION</A> by Herbert Norris <BR>Most people
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428 |
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429 | believe that Janet Arnold's '<A
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430 |
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431 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0901286206/tudorengla148-20>Queen%20Elizabeth's%20Wardrobe%20Unlock'd:%20The...</A>">Queen
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432 |
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433 | Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd</A>' is the best work on Tudor fashion.
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434 |
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435 | And it is certainly the best guide to making an Elizabethan costume.
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436 |
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437 | But it's also very expensive. Norris covers the entire Tudor dynasty
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438 |
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439 | and includes several color sketches; the book is published by Dover so it's
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440 |
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441 | reasonably priced. If you want to learn about all the different styles
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442 |
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443 | of hats/hoods and skirts and shoes, etc, this is the book for you. If
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444 |
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445 | you actually want to make a Tudor costume, search out Arnold or any of the
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446 |
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447 | <A href="http://www.renfaire.com/Costume/index.html">excellent Renaissance
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448 |
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449 | Festival sites</A>. <BR><BR> </font>
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450 |
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451 | <P align="left">
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452 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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453 | <img border="0" src="erasmus.gif" align="left" width="100" height="155"><A
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454 |
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455 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/048641762X/tudorengla148-20>Erasmus%20and%20the%20Age%20of%20Reformation</A>">ERASMUS
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456 |
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457 | AND THE AGE OF REFORMATION</A> by Johan Huizinga <BR>This
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458 |
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459 | is the best biography I have read of Erasmus, the great Dutch philosopher
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460 |
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461 | and friend of Thomas More. He also spoke for many bookworms when he
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462 |
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463 | wrote, 'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food
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464 |
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465 | and clothes.' Those are nice words to remember when you're torn
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466 |
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467 | between purchasing <A
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468 |
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469 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714837156/tudorengla148-20>Bernini:%20The%20Sculptor%20of%20the%20Roman...</A>">the
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470 |
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471 | Bernini catalogue</A> or a new outfit. Go with the books. You
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472 |
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473 | can always borrow clothes from more fashionable friends and relatives.
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474 |
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475 | And there are already enough well-dressed people out there. Wouldn't
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476 |
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477 | you rather have a nice personal library?<br>Often you finish a biography and are happy you've
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478 |
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479 | never met its subject (I always finish biographies of Bluff King Hal in that
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480 |
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481 | mood), but sometimes it's different. Huizinga brings Erasmus and his
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482 | times to compelling life. The book includes numerous letters and
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483 | illustrations, and these are especially valuable since Erasmus corresponded
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484 | with many 16th century luminaries.</font><P align="left">
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485 | <br> <font color="#0000FF">THE ROYAL PALACES OF TUDOR ENGLAND</font> and other works by Simon Thurley<br>I<font face="Times New Roman">
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486 | enjoy all of Thurley's work - his most recent is a comprehensive study of
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487 | Hampton Court - but this is easily the best study of Tudor royal architecture
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488 | ever. It is beautifully illustrated and includes floor plans of various
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489 | palaces. It also has a brief glossary. This book isn't simply
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490 | indispensable, - it's also well-written and entertaining. There are lots
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491 | of quirky facts interspersed throughout, and it does a wonderful job of
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492 | explaining various aspects of the royal household. It's expensive, yes,
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493 | but worth it. And it will make you read most Tudor fiction with a
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494 | jaundiced eye.<BR>
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495 | </font>
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496 |
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497 | <P align="left">
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498 |
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499 | <HR align="left">
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500 |
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501 | <p align="left">
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502 |
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503 | <FONT face="Times New Roman">There are some works I haven't listed, like Tillyard's <A
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504 |
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505 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0394701623/tudorengla148-20>Elizabethan%20World%20Picture</A>">Elizabethan
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506 |
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507 | World Picture</A> and AL Rowse's <A
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508 |
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509 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1566633168/tudorengla148-20>The%20Elizabethan%20Renaissance</A>">two-volume
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510 |
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511 | study</A> of Elizabethan society. I've also left off Alison Plowden's
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512 |
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513 | '<A
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514 |
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515 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750921927/tudorengla148-20>Young%20Elizabeth:%20The%20First%20Twenty-Five...</A>">Elizabethan
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516 |
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517 | Quartet</A>', which are wonderful introductory books on Elizabeth.
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518 |
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519 | Plowden wrote the <A
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520 |
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521 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0531150003/tudorengla148-20>Lady%20Jane%20Grey%20and%20the%20House%20of%20Suffolk</A>">best
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522 |
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523 | book</A> I've read about Mary Tudor and Jane Grey, but it's
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524 |
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525 | out-of-print. And I haven't mentioned Roy Strong's <A
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526 |
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527 | href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0851153771/tudorengla148-20>The%20Tudor%20and%20Stuart%20Monarchy:...</A>">entertaining
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528 |
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529 | study</A> of Tudor portraits. There are lots that I enjoyed which I
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530 |
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531 | haven't listed. I will add them eventually.</FONT></p>
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533 | </td>
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534 | </tr>
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