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 Tudors Fans Here is a page for you to review & recommend your favourite or not so favourite NON FICTION books about King Henry VIII & his court For more on the authors see : Tudor Historians page |
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 Non-fiction About the Author : Alison Weir Before becoming a writer of both historical fiction and non-fiction, Weir was a teacher & ran her own school for special needs children. She was born in Westminster, London and now lives in Surrey,England with her husband and two children. |
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 The King’s Reformation: Henry VIII and the remaking of the English Church (Yale, University Press, 2005) Non-fiction About the Author: G.W. Bernard Editor of the English Historical Review & Professor of History at the University of Southampton, England. Reviews: '...the book is a superb achievement. It advances an extraordinarily skilled understanding of the intricate relationship of religious belief, religious life, political necessity and political opposition. It will infuriate a great many people, but inspire a great many more' - Lucy Wooding, Literary Review 'This is a brave book, tilting at many windmills, challenging many received ideas. It will certainly stimulate discussion... Everyone interested in the Tudor Reformation will therefore want to read this book.' - Eamon Duffy, The Tablet |
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 Non-fiction About the Author : David Loades Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wales and Research Professor of History at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of many books on the Tudor period including Chronicles of the Tudor Queens, Henry VIII and his Queens, and Mary Tudor: A Life. |
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 Non-fiction About the Author: Lacey Baldwin Smith Emeritus Professor of History at Northwestern University in New Jersey. Lives in Wilmette, Illinois Reviews: "The best book on Henry VIII that I have ever read. . . . Smith brings the inner man alive for us in a way no other historian has done. The portrait is as convincing as it is compelling, absolutely authentic, marvelously readable."––A. L. Rowse |
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 Non-Fiction About the author: Lucy Wooding a Lecturer in Early Modern History at King’s College, London. Her research interests lie in the political, religious and cultural history of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, in particular the history of the Reformation. She is also the author of <a class="external" href="http://books.google.ca/books?id=HpJVSy-2wEEC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=%22lucy+wooding%22+historian&source=bl&ots=w7vbB_JjW-&sig=lk5Axu2FE2yZMHBrjLOfLVjCev0&hl=en&ei=Sh8vSv7DF43SMI69pfMJ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#PPR7,M1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Rethinking Catholicism in Reformation England">Rethinking Catholicism in Reformation England</a> (2000). ‘Lucy Wooding covers the whole reign, necessarily drawing on others’ work, expounding and reviewing it in a way that students will greet with joy. A long afternoon in the company of her book, deftly used, will give them an air of easy familiarity with the great debates of the past few decades … She takes her own line at every point, formulates her judgments in fluent and pointed prose, and illustrates her case liberally with quotations from chronicles, letters and formularies of faith.’ – Times Literary Supplement ‘Lucy Wooding’s readable one-volume study comprehensively updates J.J. Scarisbrick’s classic 1968 biography and deftly charts a middle way through ongoing controversies. Unlike some other discussions of the king, it gives due weight to the years 1509-1525.’ – History Review |
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 Non-fiction About the Author : J.J. Scarisbrick Professor Emeritus of History University of Warwick, England. |
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 Non-fiction About the Author: John Guy Fellow of Clare College, University of Cambridge, England where he teaches part-time so he can devote more time to his writing and broadcasting career. Read History under the supervision of Professor Sir Geoffrey Elton, the pre-eminent Tudor scholar of the late-twentieth century. Married to Julia Fox, author of Jane Boleyn. Other books, Thomas More & The Reign of Elizabeth I Reviews: `The most comprehensive history of Tudor England for more than thirty years.' Observer |
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 non-fiction Young Henry: The Rise of Henry VIII by <a class="external" href="http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/authors/hutchinson-robert" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Robert Hutchinson">Robert Hutchinson</a> release date: April 2011 |
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 Non Fiction About the Author: Robert Hutchinson |
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 Non Fiction About the Author: G.R. Elton Pre-eminent British historian of the Tudor period who passed away in 1994.A very professional scholar and a formidable man with little time for those who failed to meet his exacting standards. Elton taught at the University of Glasgow and was the Regius Professor of Modern history.He was knighted in 1986. Elton worked as publication secretary of the British Academy and served as the president of the Royal Historical Society. He married a fellow historian, Sheila Lambert. |
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 Non Fiction About the Author: Derek Wilson Reviews: "A dramatic story to tell in human terms...carried out with attractive energy and zest...[Derek Wilson] has written a useful and stimulating book about [Britian's] most important dynasty." - Antonia Fraser "I cannot praise too highly Derek Wilson's prose style, which is masterful and lively. He writes with great conviction and a breathtaking attention to the kind of personal detail that makes his books such compelling reading." - Alison Weir <a class="external" href="http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=1sjSlauEIi8C&dq=derek+wilson&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=o-TpJxYwUV&sig=6VMoJx6VY7za8586qlC5I-OyBns#PPP13,M1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Preview "In the Lion's Court" at Google Books</a> |
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 Non Fiction David Starkey |
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The Mistresses of Henry VIII  Non Fiction by Kelly Hart |
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 Non-Fiction Henry Howard ; Henry VIII's Last Victim by Jessie Childs born in 1976 and educated at West Heath and Stowe School, Childs took a first in history at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1999 and has worked in television as a researcher for historical documentaries. Her proposal for Henry VIII's Last Victim was a runner-up in the 2001 Biographers' Club/Daily Mail Prize “Rarely have I felt so utterly captivated by a history book. It is stunning. Jessie Childs is a major new talent.” ---Alison Weir, author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII “A truly superb biography.”---A. N. Wilson, The Daily Telegraph (UK)“Judging from her debut with this riveting life of the brilliant, doomed Earl of Surrey, Jessie Childs is a rising star among historians.Just when we thought everything had been said about Henry VIII she makes us see him from a completely new angle.Her scholarship is inspired and her prose sparkles.”The Hundred Years War ---Desmond Seward, author of “Childs’s book, beautifully written and researched, explores with subtlety the forces that made and destroyed Surrey.”---The Mail on Sunday (UK)“Childs’ description of [the] complex maneuverings[at Henry VIII’s court] is excellent . . . this book opens a fascinating window to the mid-Tudor world . . .”---The Guardian (UK)“This is a rumbustious tale and well worth the retelling but what makes this biography special is the quality of the writing. It is as fluid and engaging as the research is careful and penetrating.”---History Today (UK)“A fascinating story . . . a very readable and diligently researched book.”---The Literary Review (UK) | ||||||
Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Mistress  Non Fiction by Josephine Wilkinson | ||||||