Who's who in Tudor England

by C.R.N. Routh

This is part of an eight-volume series providing short biographies of men and women from Roman to Victorian times. Each entry places the subject in the context of their age and evokes what was distinctive and interesting about their personality and achievement. The biographies are arranged in a broadly chronological rather than alphabetical sequence so that the reader may easily browse from one contemporary to the next. The index, with its many cross-references, reveals further linkages between contemporaries. Each volume is a portrait of an age, presenting history in a biographical form which complements the conventional approach.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

476 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1990

Reviews

[Toby Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

The biographies are arranged in basically chronological rather than alphabetical sequence, which at time can be frustrating, but saying that it's a great reference book, and rather than just reading about the period, I enjoyed reading snapshots of the men and women who played a prominent part during the period.