The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History

The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History - Paperback

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The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History - Paperback

The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History - Paperback

by Elizabeth Norton
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by Elizabeth Norton (Author)

The turbulent Tudor Age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it truly like to be a woman during this era?

The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate court dress; of palace intrigue and dramatic politics. But if you were a woman, it was also a time when death during childbirth was rife; when marriage was usually a legal contract, not a matter for love, and the education you could hope to receive was minimal at best.

Yet the Tudor century was also dominated by powerful and dynamic women in a way that no era had been before. Historian Elizabeth Norton explores the life cycle of the Tudor woman, from childhood to old age, through the diverging examples of women such as Elizabeth Tudor, Henry VIII's sister; Cecily Burbage, Elizabeth's wet nurse; Mary Howard, widowed but influential at court; Elizabeth Boleyn, mother of a controversial queen; and Elizabeth Barton, a peasant girl who would be lauded as a prophetess. Their stories are interwoven with studies of topics ranging from Tudor toys to contraception to witchcraft, painting a portrait of the lives of queens and serving maids, nuns and harlots, widows and chaperones. Norton brings this vibrant period to colorful life in an evocative and insightful social history.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Norton is a historian specializing in the queens of England and the Tudor period. She is the author of several biographies on Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, and Catherine Parr. She lives in England.

Number of Pages: 416
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN
Publication Date: August 14, 2018
ISBN9781681778044
Author Elizabeth Norton
PublisherPegasus Books
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2018
LanguageENG- English
Pages416
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Dr Elizabeth Norton is a historian and archaeologist. She is the author of several books, including The Lives of Tudor Women and England's Queens: The Biography, the first comprehensive study of English queenship from the Roman period to the present. She appears regularly on television documentaries and has experience as a historical consultant for both film and tv. She has a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Cambridge, another in European Archaeology from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in Early Modern British History from King's College London. She has taught History at King's College London, and lectured and tutored in Archaeology at Oxford University.

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