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
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Historical Cookery
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38 books — 3 voters
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161 books — 71 voters

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Mary, Teen of Scots
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Tara Sim
They would be shocked if they could see the other women in London: automechanics with grease in their hair, fisherwomen in from te coast with tatooed arms.
Tara Sim, Timekeeper

John Caviglia
We fought for centuries to wrest our land from Moors, only to free ourselves by turning into the slaves of war. Deprived by victory of combat, we sailed far horizons in search of carnage and found the Indies. Now we must save them from our past.
John Caviglia, Arauco

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