Elizabeth NortonThe Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History

For anyone with an interest in women's studies or curious about the life of women in 16th century England, this book is a must. Well researched, well written with anecdotes of the great and the humble. This book will not disappoint

This is a great book, very informative for new history lovers and scholars alike.

very well narrated but the story is too sad since women's life was the same in those days.

This book is a keeper. It is so good I read it slowly to make it last longer. Ms. Norton's writing is so interesting and easy to read. Wonderful writing and I can't wait to read more of her work!

This book is a real keeper! The author presents a wonderful balance between what was happening to the "rich and royalty" and what was happening to the common women during the same time frame. For example, most people are aware of the the religious turmoil in England after Henry VIII took over as head of the church. Ms. Norton provides a real sense of how difficult that was for the commoner who constantly had torevamp their religious beliefs and practices to avoid falling foul of whatever monarch was in power! As I got closer and closer to the end, I found myself reading only a few pages at a time. I didn't want it to end.

Elizabeth Norton's new book is exceptional; she based this on The Seven Ages of (W/o)man. Each chapter-age has smaller sections-on capitol punishment,or Guilds, Her opening concerns the first Elizabeth Tudor-a short-lived daughter of Henry the Seventh. She studies every aspect of Tudor life; if you are a fan of the Tudors,this book is important. Highly recommended.

Very good and well researched. Just wish there was a little more "secrets" but I know she could only come up with what she could research.

This was a great book if you are interested in the period. It's not a historical fiction, and they don't follow a story. It's more about a broad range of social situations women might find themselves in. Very fascinating information

So well written,informative but entertaining as well

As a Tudor history fan, this book was right up my street - my husband bought it for me, so I'm writing the review instead of him!I found the information about the ordinary woman very much more interesting and newly informative than the 'royal stuff', which has been done in so many books already, although there were new and fascinating details here as well.The book was beautifully written and a page turner, which is an achievement for what in effect is a 'history book'. I would definitely read other things by the same author.

A very comprehensive reference

I found this a clearly written, fascinating book and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in this era.

This book looks interesting, but Amazon misleads its customers when it says that this and "The Lives of Tudor Women", by the same author, are 'frequently bought together' - and encourages customers to put both in their virtual baskets. In fact these two book-covers / titles conceal the fact that inside, the books are identical. So why does Amazon encourage us to buy two copies of the same thing, just with different covers???