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Lädt ... The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History (Original 2016; 2017. Auflage)von Elizabeth Norton (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I am a real sucker for nonfiction about the Tudor period, especially anything about royalty. This book tries to marry a chronological look at the period with Shakespeare’s Seven Ages of Man in a way that isn’t always successful, but it’s interesting information and engaging…at least, if you’re into this sort of thing. ( ) https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-hidden-lives-of-tudor-women-a-social-history... An interesting look at the experience of half of the English people during the reigns of the five Tudor monarchs, going from top to bottom – linking the lives and deaths of princesses and queens to what is known of the rest of the population. The framework is around Shakespeare’s Seven Ages of Man, taken as applying to all of us, so from infancy to old age and the various options between. There are some very good bits here; the chapters on crime and religion in particular are fertile ground for the imagination. It’s also interesting to learn of Katherine Fenkyll, a multiply married businesswoman in the City of London. As usual with this sort of book, sadly, the word “Ireland” is missing from the index, and there’s not even much about Wales. But it’s good to come at a well-known subject – life in Tudor England – from a different direction, and I certainly learned as much as I had hoped from it. Really wonderful contemplation on the lives of Tudor women. I enjoyed the thoughtful presentation, following the seven ages of man conceit. I enjoyed the overarching feel, which tackled both the most famous Tudor women and the most obscure in an intellectually sound way. While it lacked the practical household hints of Ruth Goodman's How to Be a Tudor, it presents a many-faceted and complex historical context for women in a another time. Accessible, interesting, and a delight to read. advanced reader's copy provided by Edelweiss. The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History by Elizabeth Norton This is a well researched book and gives a look into many lives of women over about 150 years. Women from all walks of life and from morning to night. Things I would never have thought of. Very frustrating when it came to women's rights. It really is amazing how researchers can find so much information about people, yes individual real people, from that long ago! About 1450 to 1600. Amazing! keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"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."--Jacket flap. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)942.05092History and Geography Europe England and Wales England 1485-1603, TudorsKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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