The Tudors are one of my favorite historical subjects, so I really wanted to like this book. For the most part, I did enjoy the inter-chapter background sections that covered such subjects as food, schooling, and literature/theatre. Unfortunately, it soon became clear that this book didn't live...
This was an extensive, yet simplified, history of the Tudor reign from Henry VII to Elizabeth I. The author was very detailed in his history of the English Reformation, but I think his views on European diplomacy were biased based on his personal opinion of the monarchs. To be short, he very obvi...
My wife and I are expecting a baby any day now. Any moment, really. And I thought about that as I finished this book: how it might be the last book I ever read. Ever. At least the last book that doesn’t involve talking bears or talking cows or talking bean-pods or whatever talking creature popula...