The Tudor Society

Teasel’s Tudor Trivia – Books on the Tudor Kings and Queens

In this latest edition of Teasel's Tudor Trivia, Tudor experts, historian Claire Ridgway and her researcher, Teasel the rescue dog, introduce their top picks for non-fiction books on the Tudor kings and queens.

The books featured are all excellent reads and are well-referenced - perfect for those just wanting to know more about the monarch or those who are using them for research.

Please do share in the comments if you have a favourite book on the Tudor monarchs.

Books mentioned:
Winter King by Thomas Penn
Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders: Simnel, Warbeck, and Warwick by Nathen Amin
Henry VIII by J J Scarisbrick
Henry: Virtuous Prince by David Starkey
Edward VI: The Lost King of England by Chris Skidmore
Edward Seymour: Lord Protector: Tudor King in All But Name - Margaret Scard
John Dudley: The Life of Lady Jane Grey's Father-in-Law by Christine Hartweg
Lady Jane Grey - A Tudor Mystery by Eric Ives
The Sisters Who Would Be Queen by Leanda de Lisle
Mary Tudor: The First Queen by Linda Porter
Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen by Anna Whitelock
Elizabeth by David Starkey
Elizabeth I by Alison Plowden
Elizabeth I by Anne Somerset
Tudor: The Family Story by Leanda de Lisle

Leave a Reply

Teasel’s Tudor Trivia – Books on the Tudor Kings and Queens