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)
Much Ado About Nothing
Julius Caesar
The Merchant of Venice
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
As You Like It by William ShakespeareTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Taming of the Shrew by William ShakespeareThe Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England by Kathy Lynn Emerson
Tudor Era 1485 and 1603
21 books — 4 voters
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William ShakespeareHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerParadise Lost by John Milton
Best Renaissance Literature
59 books — 6 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

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
Queen of the Sea by Dylan MeconisThe Redheaded Princess by Ann RinaldiThe Smile by Donna Jo NapoliMidnight Magic by AviMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
Middle Grade Renaissance
38 books — 3 voters


Matthew Restall
It is about something much larger -the pernicious prevalence and insidious ubiquity of traditional narratives that justify invasion, conquest and inequality.
Matthew Restall, When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History

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

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