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16 | <Metadata name="Author">Marilee Mongello</Metadata>
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17 | <Metadata name="Title">Tudor England: Bibliography</Metadata>
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60 | <b><font face="Times New Roman">
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61 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/biblio.gif" width="257" height="113" alt="Tudor England: Bibliography"></font></b></p>
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65 | </blockquote>
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67 | <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">Over the years, I've read most
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68 | of the Tudor books, fiction and nonfiction, I could find.&nbsp; Countless
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69 | books.&nbsp; Good books, a few great ones, and lots of bad ones.&nbsp; This
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70 | page currently lists my favorite Tudor works.</font></p>
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75 | <p align="left">&nbsp;</p>
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76 | <p align="left">&nbsp;</p>
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77 | </blockquote>
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79 | <P><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">
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80 | <a href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=1&amp;href=http:%2f%2fenglishhistory.net%2ftudor%2fcontents.html">to Tudor
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81 | England: Contents</a></FONT></P></DIV>
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82 | <p align="center">
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83 | &nbsp;</p>
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84 | <blockquote>
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85 | <p align="left">&nbsp;</p>
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88 | <p>&nbsp;</p>
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93 | <P align="left">
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94 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/favoritebooks.gif" alt="My favorite Tudor books" width="415" height="77"><P align="left">
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95 | <font face="Times New Roman" size="4">When people ask me what
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96 | Tudor-related books to read, these are the ones I list:</font><P align="left">
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97 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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98 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/pavane.gif" align="left" width="100" height="152"><A
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100 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0345440919%2ftudorengla148-20%3ePavane%3c%2fA%3e">PAVANE
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101 |
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102 | by Keith Roberts</A> <BR>Eventually I will be at a loss
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103 |
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104 | for superlatives when describing my favorite books.&nbsp; PAVANE is a
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105 |
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106 | beautiful book, written by one of the masters of 1960s science
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107 |
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108 | fiction.&nbsp; It is a work of alternative history, one of the first of that
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109 |
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110 | genre and perhaps the best.&nbsp; It begins in 1588 with the assassination
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111 |
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112 | of Queen Elizabeth I and the subsequent supremacy of the Catholic faith in
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113 |
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114 | England.&nbsp; From there, PAVANE evolves into a truly entrancing book which
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115 | explores freedom, communication, religion, etc&nbsp; Like The Fifth Queen, it
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116 |
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117 | has a superb ending.&nbsp; If you haven't read this, please please please
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118 |
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119 | check it out.&nbsp; It's recently been reissued and it's simply
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120 |
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121 | wonderful.&nbsp; Few books strike me as deeply imagined, most walk over
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122 |
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123 | familiar ground - PAVANE is a true original. <BR>&nbsp; </font>
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125 | <P align="left">
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126 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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127 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/fifthqueen.gif" align="left" width="100" height="156"><A
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129 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0141181303%2ftudorengla148-20%3eThe%2520Fifth%2520Queen%2520(Penguin%2520Classics)%3c%2fA%3e">THE
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130 |
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131 | FIFTH QUEEN by Ford Madox Ford</A> <BR>I love this
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132 |
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133 | book.&nbsp; Ford uses the life of Henry VIII's fifth queen to explore the culture of
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134 |
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135 | fear, treachery, and paranoia which characterized the Tudor court.&nbsp;
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136 |
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137 | Catherine battles Thomas Cromwell in an attempt to prevent further religious
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138 |
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139 | and political change.&nbsp; The book is divided into three parts and
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140 |
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141 | contains engrossing portraits of familiar Tudor figures; Princess Mary,
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142 |
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143 | Henry VIII, Cromwell, Norfolk, Catherine herself - all are beautifully
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144 |
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145 | brought to life.&nbsp; Ford spent years researching this
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146 |
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147 | book but it is a work of fiction; liberties are taken, characterizations may
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148 | not be historically correct, etc&nbsp; I think it's one of the best works of historical
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149 |
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150 | fiction ever written - and the ending is fantastic.&nbsp; As for the
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151 | 'character' of Catherine, Ford creates an interesting / complex figure from
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152 | scant historical sources.<BR>&nbsp; </font>
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153 |
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154 | <P align="left">
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155 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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156 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/candlemass.gif" align="left" width="100" height="153"><A
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158 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f1585790230%2ftudorengla148-20%3eThe%2520Candlemass%2520Road%2520(Common%2520Reader...%3c%2fA%3e">THE
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160 | CANDLEMASS ROAD by George MacDonald Fraser</A> <BR>Fraser
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161 |
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162 | is justly famous as author of the Flashman novels, among the best (and
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163 |
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164 | certainly the funniest) historical fiction ever.&nbsp; But his talent is
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165 |
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166 | more expansive than even Flashman would suggest.&nbsp; Everything he writes
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167 |
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168 | turns to gold, at least in my opinion (even the flawed 'Pyrates' had great
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169 | moments.)&nbsp; Long fascinated by the history
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170 |
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171 | of his native Scotland, in THE CANDLEMASS ROAD, Fraser recounts the story of
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172 |
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173 | Lady Margaret Dacre and her perilous life along the English-Scottish
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174 |
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175 | border during Elizabeth I's reign.&nbsp; The writing is superb; I expect nothing less from
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176 |
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177 | Fraser.&nbsp; My one quibble is that the book is so short - I didn't want it
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178 |
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179 | to end. <BR>&nbsp; </font>
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180 |
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181 | <P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><A
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183 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f1585790257%2ftudorengla148-20%3eThe%2520Steel%2520Bonnets%2520(Common%2520Reader...%3c%2fA%3e">THE
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184 |
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185 | STEEL BONNETS by George MacDonald Fraser</A> <BR>This work
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186 |
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187 | of history is concerned with the outlaws and Border lords (reivers) who
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188 |
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189 | fought along the English and Scottish frontier for several hundred
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190 |
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191 | years.&nbsp; It's a wonderful work of history and makes me wish more great
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192 |
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193 | writers would turn to the genre; if nothing else, you're guaranteed good
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194 |
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195 | writing.&nbsp; And this was such a fascinating time period - I'm thrilled
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196 |
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197 | that one of my favorite novelists wrote its definitive history.
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198 |
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199 | <BR>And if you haven't read any <A
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200 |
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201 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0452259614%2ftudorengla148-20%3eFlashman:%2520From%2520the%2520Flashman%2520Papers,...%3c%2fA%3e">Flashman</A>,
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202 |
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203 | it's never too late to start.... <BR>&nbsp; </font>
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204 |
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205 | <P align="left">
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207 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/deathofthefox.gif" align="left" width="100" height="155"><A
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209 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0156863030%2ftudorengla148-20%3eThe%2520Succession:%2520A%2520Novel%2520of%2520Elizabeth%2520and...%3c%2fA%3e">THE
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210 |
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211 | SUCCESSION: A NOVEL OF ELIZABETH AND JAMES</A> <BR><A
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213 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0156287951%2ftudorengla148-20%3eEntered%2520from%2520the%2520Sun:%2520The%2520Murder%2520of...%3c%2fA%3e">ENTERED
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214 |
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215 | FROM THE SUN: THE MURDER OF MARLOWE</A> <BR><A
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217 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0156252333%2ftudorengla148-20%3eDeath%2520of%2520the%2520Fox:%2520A%2520Novel%2520of%2520Elizabeth...%3c%2fA%3e">DEATH
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218 |
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219 | OF THE FOX: A NOVEL OF ELIZABETH AND RALEIGH</A> <BR>by George
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220 |
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221 | Garrett <BR>It's not enough for me that a book is set in the 16th century.&nbsp; I want
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222 | it to be a great book which just happens to be set in the 16th century.&nbsp; Every time I slumber
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223 |
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224 | or groan my way through the latest awful Tudor fiction full of heaving
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225 |
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226 | bosoms and Egads!-worthy dialogue, I think fondly of Fraser and
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227 | Ford and this trilogy by George Garrett.... <br>Garrett's books should be read by
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228 | anyone with an interest in 16th century England.&nbsp; But they aren't read
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229 | by many, which I think is very sad - even more so when one considers the
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230 | popularity of terrible Tudor fiction.&nbsp; Of this trilogy, my favorite is
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231 | DEATH OF THE
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232 |
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233 | FOX; Garrett brings the complex and fascinating Walter Raleigh to
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234 |
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235 | life.&nbsp; But all three works are wonderful.&nbsp;&nbsp; ENTERED FROM THE SUN
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236 |
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237 | is a nice companion piece to Anthony Burgess's <A
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239 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0786703210%2ftudorengla148-20%3eA%2520Dead%2520Man%2520in%2520Deptford%3c%2fA%3e">A
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240 |
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241 | DEAD MAN IN DEPTFORD</A>, another good work of historical fiction.&nbsp;
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242 |
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243 | (Burgess also wrote <A
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245 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f039331507X%2ftudorengla148-20%3eNothing%2520Like%2520the%2520Sun:%2520A%2520Story%2520of...%3c%2fA%3e">NOTHING
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246 |
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247 | LIKE THE SUN</A>, a fictional look at Shakespeare's love life.)&nbsp; And
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248 |
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249 | though THE SUCCESSION has less to do with Elizabeth and James than the title
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250 |
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251 | implies, it's still a fun exploration of Tudor life.&nbsp; I can't do these
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252 | books justice - just read them.<BR><BR>&nbsp; </font>
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253 |
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254 | <P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">
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255 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/maskofroyalty.gif" align="left" width="100" height="166">A TUDOR TRAGEDY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CATHERINE HOWARD <BR><A
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257 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0897330560%2ftudorengla148-20%3eHenry%2520VIII:%2520The%2520Mask%2520of%2520Royalty%3c%2fA%3e">HENRY
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258 |
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259 | VIII: THE MASK OF ROYALTY</A> <BR><A
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261 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0316801534%2ftudorengla148-20%3eElizabeth%2520Tudor:%2520Portrait%2520of%2520a%2520Queen%3c%2fA%3e">ELIZABETH
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262 |
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263 | TUDOR: PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN</A> <BR>by Lacey Baldwin Smith
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264 |
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265 | <BR>I've been raving about LB Smith since I started this
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266 |
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267 | website.&nbsp; When visitors write and ask what is essential to read, I
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268 |
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269 | point them to Smith's work.&nbsp; Unfortunately, two of the above works are
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270 |
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271 | out of print.&nbsp; Yeah, I know - there's plenty of room for junk on
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272 |
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273 | bookshelves but apparently no room for great works of history.&nbsp; Well,
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274 |
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275 | go to Amazon.com or Barnes &amp; Noble.com and order them used.&nbsp; Smith's bio of Catherine Howard
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276 |
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277 | is the only one ever written which concerns Henry VIII's ill-fated 'Rose
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278 |
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279 | Without a Thorn'.&nbsp; He collects the scant historical knowledge of her
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280 |
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281 | life and creates a compelling portrait of a misguided girl and her ambitious
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282 |
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283 | family (the sprawling Norfolk clan).&nbsp; His bio of Henry VIII is simply
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284 |
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285 | the best available on the second Tudor king.&nbsp; It has great
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286 |
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287 | psychological insight and a sharp sense of humor.&nbsp; After a lifetime of
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288 |
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289 | studying Henry, Smith is still fascinated by the king and determined to
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290 |
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291 | understand his contradictory character.&nbsp; But read it only after reading
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292 |
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293 | a general bio of Henry VIII; the author assumes some knowledge of the Tudor
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294 |
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295 | court and its cast of characters.&nbsp; And his brief bio of Elizabeth Tudor
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296 |
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297 | is a persuasive sketch of England's most fascinating and accomplished queen.&nbsp; <BR> <BR>&nbsp;
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298 | </font>
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299 |
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300 | <P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman">
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301 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/cranmer.gif" align="left" width="100" height="154"><a href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0300074484%2520%2ftudorengla148-20%253EThomas%2520Cranmer%253C%2fA%253E">THOMAS
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302 | CRANMER by Diarmaid MacCulloch</a><br>
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303 | This is the definitive
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304 | biography of the father of English Protestantism.&nbsp; Cranmer was the
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305 | archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 to 1556; he presided over the Reformation
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306 | and the creation of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.&nbsp; He was burnt
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307 | at the stake as a heretic during the reign of Mary I.&nbsp; MacCulloch's
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308 | book is dense, literally and figuratively.&nbsp; But it is also a
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309 | beautifully written study of one of the most compelling lives of the 16th
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310 | century.&nbsp; Cranmer was a conflicted and courageous man, and deserved
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311 | such a monumental biography.&nbsp; MacCulloch uses sources never mentioned
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312 | in previous studies; he charts the evolution of Protestantism with an eye
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313 | for the telling detail.&nbsp; Personally, I am always surprised by the
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314 | number of Tudor enthusiasts who are familiar with the story of Thomas More
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315 | but have only a vague idea of Cranmer's life.&nbsp; Perhaps it's the
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316 | enduring popularity of A Man for All Seasons?&nbsp; I don't know.&nbsp; But
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317 | both men deserve recognition and study.</font><P align="left">
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318 | <font face="Times New Roman"><br>
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319 | <a href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0553212567%2ftudorengla148-20%253EThe%2520Prince%2520and%2520the%2520Pauper%253C%2fA%253E">THE
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320 |
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321 | PRINCE AND THE PAUPER by Mark Twain</a> <BR>This is
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322 |
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323 | Twain's famous tale of Prince Edward, only son of King Henry VIII, and Tom
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324 |
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325 | Canty, a pauper boy who is his physical twin.&nbsp; Twain wrote my favorite
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326 |
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327 | book of all time (Huckleberry Finn) so I am biased, but this is still a
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328 |
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329 | great book.&nbsp; The story is very entertaining and fun and there are
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330 |
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331 | moments of genuine suspense and pathos.&nbsp; Some people classify this book
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332 |
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333 | as children's literature; in fact, they say that about lots of Twain's
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334 |
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335 | work.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; He's a natural storyteller and perfect for adults. <BR>&nbsp;
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336 | </font>
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342 | <IMG height=140 src="_httpdocimg_/youngbess.jpg" width=91
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344 | align=left alt="Young Bess by Margaret Irwin"><A
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346 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f074900357X%2ftudorengla148-20%3eYoung%2520Bess%3c%2fA%3e">YOUNG
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347 |
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348 | BESS</A> <BR><A
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349 |
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350 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0749003898%2ftudorengla148-20%3eElizabeth,%2520Captive%2520Princess%3c%2fA%3e">ELIZABETH,
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351 |
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352 | CAPTIVE PRINCESS</A> <BR><A
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353 |
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354 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0749004088%2ftudorengla148-20%3eElizabeth%2520and%2520the%2520Prince%2520of%2520Spain%3c%2fA%3e">ELIZABETH
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355 |
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356 | 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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357 |
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358 | perhaps none more so than Margaret Irwin.&nbsp; This trilogy has recently
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359 |
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360 | been reissued, thus earning the publisher my enduring gratitude.&nbsp; She
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361 |
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362 | creates a vivid portrait of Elizabeth's entire life and there is the usual
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363 |
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364 | colorful cast of supporting characters.&nbsp; Of the three books, my
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365 |
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366 | favorite is the last but all are excellent.&nbsp; Her writing is evocative
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367 |
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368 | and often very beautiful.&nbsp; I'll be reading along and think, What a
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369 |
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370 | perfect sentence!&nbsp; If you want a persuasive and compelling portrait of
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371 |
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372 | the Virgin Queen, read Irwin.&nbsp; No one else comes close.
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373 |
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374 | <BR>&nbsp; </font>
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375 |
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376 | <P align="left">
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377 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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378 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/elizessex.gif" align="left" width="100" height="153"><A
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379 |
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380 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0156283107%2ftudorengla148-20%3eElizabeth%2520and%2520Essex:%2520A%2520Tragic%2520History...%3c%2fA%3e">ELIZABETH
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381 |
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382 | AND ESSEX: A TRAGIC HISTORY</A> by Lytton Strachey <BR>This is one of my favorite books about Queen Elizabeth I.&nbsp; Strachey
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383 |
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384 | always writes like a dream, with style and wit, and in this work he explores
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385 |
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386 | the complex relationship between the Virgin Queen and the infamous earl of
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387 |
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388 | Essex.&nbsp; Essex was the great favorite of Elizabeth's later years, but he
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389 |
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390 | rebelled against the queen (his petulance was exceeded only by his
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391 |
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392 | ingratitude.)&nbsp; Like Strachey's equally good <A
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393 |
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394 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0156286971%2ftudorengla148-20%3eEminent%2520Victorians%3c%2fA%3e">Eminent
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395 |
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396 | Victorians</A>, this biographical study is primarily psychological.&nbsp;
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397 |
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398 | Strachey wants to know why Elizabeth and Essex acted as they did - their
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399 |
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400 | motivations, desires, flaws....&nbsp; There is much room for disagreement
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401 |
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402 | and often his analysis of Elizabeth's personality makes one want to analyze
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403 |
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404 | Strachey himself, but this is still a great book.&nbsp; It brings Elizabeth
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405 |
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406 | and her court to life and it pulls you deep into the story of the queen and
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407 |
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408 | Essex.&nbsp; It also discusses the always intriguing Sir Francis
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409 |
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410 | Bacon.&nbsp; What a fascinating bit of history! <BR>And
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411 |
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412 | once again, let me emphasize the beautiful writing.&nbsp; Style counts with
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413 |
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414 | me.&nbsp; If I want a dry, boring recitation of facts, then I can pick up an
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415 |
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416 | encyclopedia or, sadly, most modern histories/biographies.&nbsp; It's like
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417 |
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418 | 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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419 |
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420 | difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.'&nbsp;
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421 |
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422 | Exactly.&nbsp; All of the books I've listed here are full of the right words.&nbsp; Anyone can tell you that Elizabeth Tudor was born
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423 |
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424 | in 1533 and her mother was executed in 1536 and blah blah blah.&nbsp; It's
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425 |
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426 | easy enough.&nbsp; But can the writer create a compelling story worthy of
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427 |
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428 | their subject?&nbsp; Can they bring history to life?&nbsp; I hate picking up
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429 |
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430 | books which are full of facts but written like - oh, they're written in a&nbsp;
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431 |
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432 | perfectly acceptable manner.&nbsp; But who wants perfectly acceptable things
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433 |
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434 | all the time?&nbsp; You want a gripping, fun, fascinating book.<BR>&nbsp;
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435 | </font>
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436 |
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437 | <P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><A
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438 |
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439 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0226504654%2ftudorengla148-20%3eElizabeth%2520I:%2520Collected%2520Works%3c%2fA%3e">ELIZABETH
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440 |
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441 | I: COLLECTED WORKS</A> <BR>The great queen in her own
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442 |
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443 | words - letters, poems, and speeches are gathered here for our admiring
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444 |
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445 | perusal.&nbsp; This selection is arranged in chronological order and
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446 |
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447 | reasonably priced. <BR>&nbsp; </font>
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448 |
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449 | <P align="left">
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450 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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451 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/tudorfashion.gif" align="left" width="100" height="150"><A
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452 |
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453 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0486298450%2ftudorengla148-20%3eTudor%2520Costume%2520and%2520Fashion%3c%2fA%3e">TUDOR
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454 |
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455 | COSTUME AND FASHION</A> by Herbert Norris <BR>Most people
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456 |
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457 | believe that Janet Arnold's '<A
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458 |
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459 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0901286206%2ftudorengla148-20%3eQueen%2520Elizabeth's%2520Wardrobe%2520Unlock'd:%2520The...%3c%2fA%3e">Queen
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460 |
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461 | Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd</A>' is the best work on Tudor fashion.&nbsp;
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462 |
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463 | And it is certainly the best guide to making an Elizabethan costume.&nbsp;
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464 |
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465 | But it's also very expensive.&nbsp; Norris covers the entire Tudor dynasty
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466 |
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467 | and includes several color sketches; the book is published by Dover so it's
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468 |
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469 | reasonably priced.&nbsp; If you want to learn about all the different styles
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470 |
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471 | of hats/hoods and skirts and shoes, etc, this is the book for you.&nbsp; If
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472 |
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473 | you actually want to make a Tudor costume, search out Arnold or any of the
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474 |
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475 | <A href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.renfaire.com%2fCostume%2findex.html">excellent Renaissance
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476 |
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477 | Festival sites</A>. <BR><BR>&nbsp; </font>
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478 |
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479 | <P align="left">
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480 | <font face="Times New Roman">
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481 | <img border="0" src="_httpdocimg_/erasmus.gif" align="left" width="100" height="155"><A
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482 |
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483 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f048641762X%2ftudorengla148-20%3eErasmus%2520and%2520the%2520Age%2520of%2520Reformation%3c%2fA%3e">ERASMUS
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484 |
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485 | AND THE AGE OF REFORMATION</A> by Johan Huizinga <BR>This
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486 |
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487 | is the best biography I have read of Erasmus, the great Dutch philosopher
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488 |
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489 | and friend of Thomas More.&nbsp; He also spoke for many bookworms when he
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490 |
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491 | wrote, 'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food
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492 |
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493 | and clothes.'&nbsp; Those are nice words to remember when you're torn
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494 |
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495 | between purchasing <A
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496 |
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497 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0714837156%2ftudorengla148-20%3eBernini:%2520The%2520Sculptor%2520of%2520the%2520Roman...%3c%2fA%3e">the
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498 |
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499 | Bernini catalogue</A> or a new outfit.&nbsp; Go with the books.&nbsp; You
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500 |
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501 | can always borrow clothes from more fashionable friends and relatives.&nbsp;
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502 |
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503 | And there are already enough well-dressed people out there.&nbsp; Wouldn't
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504 |
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505 | you rather have a nice personal library?<br>Often you finish a biography and are happy you've
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506 |
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507 | never met its subject (I always finish biographies of Bluff King Hal in that
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508 |
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509 | mood), but sometimes it's different.&nbsp; Huizinga brings Erasmus and his
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510 | times to compelling life.&nbsp; The book includes numerous letters and
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511 | illustrations, and these are especially valuable since Erasmus corresponded
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512 | with many 16th century luminaries.</font><P align="left">
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513 | <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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514 | enjoy all of Thurley's work - his most recent is a comprehensive study of
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515 | Hampton Court - but this is easily the best study of Tudor royal architecture
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516 | ever.&nbsp; It is beautifully illustrated and includes floor plans of various
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517 | palaces.&nbsp; It also has a brief glossary.&nbsp; This book isn't simply
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518 | indispensable, - it's also well-written and entertaining.&nbsp; There are lots
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519 | of quirky facts interspersed throughout, and it does a wonderful job of
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520 | explaining various aspects of the royal household.&nbsp; It's expensive, yes,
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521 | but worth it.&nbsp; And it will make you read most Tudor fiction with a
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522 | jaundiced eye.<BR>&nbsp;
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523 | </font>
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524 |
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525 | <P align="left">
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527 | <HR align="left">
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529 | <p align="left">
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530 |
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531 | <FONT face="Times New Roman">There are some works I haven't listed, like Tillyard's <A
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532 |
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533 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0394701623%2ftudorengla148-20%3eElizabethan%2520World%2520Picture%3c%2fA%3e">Elizabethan
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534 |
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535 | World Picture</A> and AL Rowse's <A
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536 |
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537 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f1566633168%2ftudorengla148-20%3eThe%2520Elizabethan%2520Renaissance%3c%2fA%3e">two-volume
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538 |
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539 | study</A> of Elizabethan society.&nbsp; I've also left off Alison Plowden's
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540 |
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541 | '<A
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542 |
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543 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0750921927%2ftudorengla148-20%3eYoung%2520Elizabeth:%2520The%2520First%2520Twenty-Five...%3c%2fA%3e">Elizabethan
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544 |
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545 | Quartet</A>', which are wonderful introductory books on Elizabeth.&nbsp;
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546 |
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547 | Plowden wrote the <A
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548 |
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549 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0531150003%2ftudorengla148-20%3eLady%2520Jane%2520Grey%2520and%2520the%2520House%2520of%2520Suffolk%3c%2fA%3e">best
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550 |
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551 | book</A> I've read about Mary Tudor and Jane Grey, but it's
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552 |
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553 | out-of-print.&nbsp; And I haven't mentioned Roy Strong's <A
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554 |
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555 | href="_httpextlink_&amp;rl=0&amp;href=http:%2f%2fwww.amazon.com%2fexec%2fobidos%2fASIN%2f0851153771%2ftudorengla148-20%3eThe%2520Tudor%2520and%2520Stuart%2520Monarchy:...%3c%2fA%3e">entertaining
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556 |
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557 | study</A> of Tudor portraits.&nbsp; There are lots that I enjoyed which I
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558 |
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559 | haven't listed.&nbsp; I will add them eventually.</FONT></p>
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560 |
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561 | </td>
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562 | </tr>
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