16th Century Books

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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 335 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,787,813 ratings — published 1590
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 220 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.94 — 572,132 ratings — published 1595
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.84 — 376,050 ratings — published 1513
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 155 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.91 — 229,903 ratings — published 2009
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Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.06 — 256,218 ratings — published 1598
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The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.78 — 200,522 ratings — published 1596
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.71 — 216,796 ratings — published 1599
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Utopia Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.55 — 81,486 ratings — published 1516
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The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.74 — 179,230 ratings — published 1593
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
by (shelved 99 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.09 — 510,582 ratings — published 2001
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
by (shelved 96 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.30 — 103,559 ratings — published 2012
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Dr. Faustus Dr. Faustus (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 71,485 ratings — published 1588
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Richard III Richard III (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.91 — 57,738 ratings — published 1593
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As You Like It As You Like It (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.81 — 87,990 ratings — published 1599
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Hamnet Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.19 — 322,039 ratings — published 2020
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,030,371 ratings — published 1601
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Richard II Richard II (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.78 — 27,364 ratings — published 1595
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Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.67 — 33,830 ratings — published 1594
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
by (shelved 63 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.91 — 94,739 ratings — published 2006
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King Henry IV, Part 1 King Henry IV, Part 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 32,823 ratings — published 1597
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Gargantua and Pantagruel Gargantua and Pantagruel (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.65 — 16,099 ratings — published 1532
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The Complete Essays The Complete Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,755 ratings — published 1580
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Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.07 — 60,733 ratings — published 2003
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Innocent Traitor Innocent Traitor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.98 — 34,831 ratings — published 2006
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The Faerie Queene The Faerie Queene (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.58 — 17,205 ratings — published 1590
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The Comedy of Errors The Comedy of Errors (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.72 — 34,012 ratings — published 1594
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Henry V Henry V (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.85 — 52,612 ratings — published 1599
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Praise of Folly Praise of Folly (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.83 — 19,996 ratings — published 1508
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In the Company of the Courtesan In the Company of the Courtesan (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 25,881 ratings — published 2006
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The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
by (shelved 52 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.93 — 166,475 ratings — published 2005
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The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
by (shelved 50 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.40 — 45,782 ratings — published 2020
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The Marriage Portrait The Marriage Portrait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.01 — 192,354 ratings — published 2022
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The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14)
by (shelved 48 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.74 — 57,072 ratings — published 2004
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Love's Labour's Lost Love's Labour's Lost (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.52 — 15,772 ratings — published 1598
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The Last Queen The Last Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,787 ratings — published 2006
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The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
by (shelved 45 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 100,210 ratings — published 2003
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.12 — 72,477 ratings — published 1992
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La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.50 — 32,448 ratings — published 1554
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The Lady Elizabeth The Lady Elizabeth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.99 — 28,488 ratings — published 2008
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The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16) The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16)
by (shelved 41 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.70 — 49,259 ratings — published 2008
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.39 — 17,000 ratings — published 1594
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Henry IV, Part Two Henry IV, Part Two (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.77 — 21,034 ratings — published 1598
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The Confessions of Catherine de Medici The Confessions of Catherine de Medici (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.99 — 10,810 ratings — published 2010
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The Life of Elizabeth I The Life of Elizabeth I (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 32,730 ratings — published 1998
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,002,018 ratings — published 1623
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The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,049 ratings — published 1961
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 431,092 ratings — published 1603
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The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.26 — 28,772 ratings — published 1986
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The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.98 — 14,275 ratings — published 2009
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King Henry VI, Part 2 King Henry VI, Part 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.61 — 8,201 ratings — published 1591
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Christopher Marlowe
TAMBURLAINE. [to BAJAZETH] Soft sir, you must be dieted, too much eating will make you surfeit.

THERIDAMAS. So it would my lord, specially having so smal a walke, and so litle exercise.”
Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine

“Once when I asked a chieftain in a certain province if he was a Christian, he said "I am not yet quite one, but I am making a beginning." I asked him what he knew of being Christian, and he said: "I know how to swear to God, and play cards a bit, and I am beginning to steal.”
Fray Domingo de Santo Tomas

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