16th Century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century lasted from 1501 to 1600. It is regarded by historians as the century in which the rise of the West occurred.

In England, this roughly coincides with the Tudor Period. In much of Europe the Renaissance was taking place at this time. In the Americas, it marks the era when the first European colonies were established.
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The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
The Cardinal
Perspective(s)
The City of Tears (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #2)
The Six Loves of James I
Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7)
Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)
The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2)
The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1)
The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I (Tudor Rose, #3)
Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History
Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World
Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife (Six Tudor Queens, #6)
Boy
Execution (Giordano Bruno, #6)
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Prince
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
The Merchant of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
Julius Caesar
Utopia
The Taming of the Shrew
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
Dr. Faustus
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Richard III
As You Like It
Hamnet
Pleyn Delit by Sharon ButlerThe Medieval Kitchen by Odile RedonCookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by ApiciusThe Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. WalkerMrs Beeton's Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton
Historical Cookery
317 books — 79 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 541 voters

Medieval Writings on Sex between Men by David RolloSame-sex Sexuality in Later Medieval English Culture by Tom LinkinenSodomy, Masculinity and Law in Medieval Literature by William E. BurgwinkleThe Story of Silence by Alex    MyersStraightforward by Marcus Attwater
Queering the Middle Ages
69 books — 5 voters
Maid of Secrets by Jennifer  McGowanWarped by Maurissa GuibordAt the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary HooperThe Stolen One by Suzanne CrowleyVenom by Fiona Paul
Young Adult Renaissance
98 books — 26 voters


Guy Deutscher
Really, it is unfair to say that English spelling is not an accurate rendering of speech. It is – it's only that it renders the speech of the 16th century. ...more
Guy Deutscher, The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention

Dirty water will quench fire -
Isaac Jeffries

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