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Chris Skidmore

Born

in Bristol, The United Kingdom

May 17, 1981

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http://www.chrisskidmore.co.uk/

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Biography, History

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Chris Skidmore was born in 1981. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he was a St Cyre's and Dixon Scholar and President of the Oxford University Historical Society. He graduated in 2002 with a double first and was awarded a Gibbs Prize. Chris conducted postgraduate research at Oxford, where he was a convenor of a graduate seminar on the Tudor nobility. He was an adviser and researcher to Bristol's bid for European Capital City of Culture 2008 and was research assistant to Robert Lacey for his Great Tales of English History series. Chris has also written for the Western Daily Press and People Magazine. Chris currently teaches Early Modern History part-time at Bristol University. He served as Conservativ ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 2,898 ratings · 324 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Edward VI: The Lost King of England 3.91 avg rating — 1,335 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise of the Tudors: The Family That Changed English History 3.93 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death and the Virgin: Elizabeth, Dudley and the Mysterious Fate of Amy Robsart 3.60 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richard III: Brother, Protector, King 3.73 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kings and Queens: 1200 Years of English and British Monarchs by Iain Dale, Vernon Bogdanor (Introduction), Alex Burghart (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richard III: England's Most Controversial King by Chris Skidmore, Steven Crossley (Narrator) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bosworth: The Birth of the Tudors 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mission Zero: The Independent Net Zero Review really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	[Death and the Virgin] [By: Chris Skidmore] [January, 2011] by Chris Skidmore, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like to read in May 2015?

The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo

14 votes, 21.9%

The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau

11 votes, 17.2%

Henry VIII's Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors by David Baldwin

9 votes, 14.1%

Edward VI: The Lost King of England by Chris Skidmore

8 votes, 12.5%

To the Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes by Robin Maxwell

5 votes, 7.8%

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

4 votes, 6.3%

The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court by Anna Whitelock

3 votes, 4.7%

The Wild Queen by Carolyn Meyer

2 votes, 3.1%

The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory

2 votes, 3.1%

The Forgotten Tudor Women: Margaret Douglas, Mary Howard & Mary Shelton by Sylvia Barbara Soberton

2 votes, 3.1%

Pilgrimage of Grace by Geoffrey Moorhouse

1 vote, 1.6%

The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Womens' Stories by Amy Licence

1 vote, 1.6%

All the Queen's Players by Jane Feather

1 vote, 1.6%

The King's Pleasure by Norah Lofts

1 vote, 1.6%

My Lady of Cleves: A Novel of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes

0 votes, 0.0%

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