16th Century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century lasted from 1501 to 1600. It is regarded by historians as the century in which the rise of the West occurred.

In England, this roughly coincides with the Tudor Period. In much of Europe the Renaissance was taking place at this time. In the Americas, it marks the era when the first European colonies were established.
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Isola
The Six Loves of James I
The Cardinal
The City of Tears (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #2)
The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I (Tudor Rose, #3)
Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World
Daughter of Fire
The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2)
Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1)
The Tower
Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife (Six Tudor Queens, #6)
The African Samurai
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
Boy
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Prince
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
The Merchant of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
Julius Caesar
Utopia
The Taming of the Shrew
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
Dr. Faustus
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Richard III
As You Like It
Hamnet
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 545 voters
The Medieval Kitchen by Odile RedonCooking with Shakespeare by Mark     MortonThe Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. WalkerCookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by ApiciusPleyn Delit by Sharon Butler
Historical Cookery
317 books — 79 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëDe historie van Mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart by Betje WolffThe Kitáb-i-Íqán by Bahá'u'lláh
Pre 1900's
112 books — 4 voters
Maid of Secrets by Jennifer  McGowanWarped by Maurissa GuibordAt the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary HooperThe Stolen One by Suzanne CrowleyVenom by Fiona Paul
Young Adult Renaissance
98 books — 26 voters

Mary, Queen of Scots by Kathryn LaskyThe Wild Queen by Carolyn MeyerSpy for the Queen of Scots by Theresa BreslinMy Contrary Mary by Cynthia HandThe Prophecy by Lily Blake
Mary, Teen of Scots
23 books — 17 voters
The Corrupter of Boys by Dyan ElliottMedieval Writings on Sex between Men by David RolloSame-sex Sexuality in Later Medieval English Culture by Tom LinkinenSodomy, Masculinity and Law in Medieval Literature by William E. BurgwinkleStraightforward by Marcus Attwater
Queering the Middle Ages
69 books — 5 voters


John Caviglia
We fought for centuries to wrest our land from Moors, only to free ourselves by turning into the slaves of war. Deprived by victory of combat, we sailed far horizons in search of carnage and found the Indies. Now we must save them from our past.
John Caviglia, Arauco

Guy Deutscher
Really, it is unfair to say that English spelling is not an accurate rendering of speech. It is – it's only that it renders the speech of the 16th century. ...more
Guy Deutscher, The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention

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