16th Century Books

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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 342 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,845,708 ratings — published 1590
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.94 — 583,344 ratings — published 1595
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.84 — 387,814 ratings — published 1532
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 155 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.91 — 235,689 ratings — published 2009
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The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.77 — 204,483 ratings — published 1596
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Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.06 — 260,275 ratings — published 1598
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.71 — 221,599 ratings — published 1599
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Utopia Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.55 — 84,174 ratings — published 1516
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The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.73 — 181,711 ratings — published 1593
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
by (shelved 101 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.09 — 515,661 ratings — published 2001
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Dr. Faustus Dr. Faustus (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 73,073 ratings — published 1588
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
by (shelved 95 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.31 — 105,916 ratings — published 2012
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Richard III Richard III (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.91 — 59,213 ratings — published 1593
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As You Like It As You Like It (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.81 — 89,835 ratings — published 1599
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Hamnet Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.21 — 442,360 ratings — published 2020
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Richard II Richard II (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.78 — 28,303 ratings — published 1595
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,065,837 ratings — published 1601
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Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.67 — 34,866 ratings — published 1594
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Gargantua and Pantagruel Gargantua and Pantagruel (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.65 — 16,352 ratings — published 1532
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
by (shelved 63 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.92 — 95,779 ratings — published 2006
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King Henry IV, Part 1 King Henry IV, Part 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 33,767 ratings — published 1597
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The Complete Essays The Complete Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,311 ratings — published 1580
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Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.06 — 62,334 ratings — published 2003
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The Faerie Queene The Faerie Queene (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.59 — 17,401 ratings — published 1590
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Innocent Traitor Innocent Traitor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.98 — 35,119 ratings — published 2006
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The Comedy of Errors The Comedy of Errors (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.72 — 34,942 ratings — published 1594
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Praise of Folly Praise of Folly (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.83 — 20,633 ratings — published 1508
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Henry V Henry V (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.84 — 53,765 ratings — published 1599
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The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
by (shelved 54 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.93 — 167,657 ratings — published 2005
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In the Company of the Courtesan In the Company of the Courtesan (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 26,043 ratings — published 2006
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Love's Labour's Lost Love's Labour's Lost (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.51 — 16,187 ratings — published 1598
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The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
by (shelved 50 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.41 — 47,701 ratings — published 2020
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The Marriage Portrait The Marriage Portrait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.01 — 206,859 ratings — published 2022
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The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14)
by (shelved 48 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.74 — 57,713 ratings — published 2004
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The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
by (shelved 46 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 101,037 ratings — published 2003
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The Last Queen The Last Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,929 ratings — published 2006
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.12 — 73,248 ratings — published 1992
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La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.52 — 36,332 ratings — published 1554
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.39 — 17,501 ratings — published 1594
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The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16) The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16)
by (shelved 41 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.70 — 49,899 ratings — published 2008
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The Lady Elizabeth The Lady Elizabeth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.99 — 28,709 ratings — published 2008
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Henry IV, Part Two Henry IV, Part Two (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.77 — 21,468 ratings — published 1598
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The Confessions of Catherine de Medici The Confessions of Catherine de Medici (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.99 — 10,939 ratings — published 2010
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,033,081 ratings — published 1623
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The Life of Elizabeth I The Life of Elizabeth I (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 32,852 ratings — published 1998
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The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,153 ratings — published 1961
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The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.98 — 14,436 ratings — published 2009
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 440,806 ratings — published 1603
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The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.26 — 28,947 ratings — published 1986
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King Henry VI, Part 2 King Henry VI, Part 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.61 — 8,494 ratings — published 1591
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Matthew Restall
“Do we prejudice our discussion and privilege traditional answers by styling the invaders as "explorers", th einvaded as "Indians", and their war as "the Conquest of Mexico" ?”
Matthew Restall, When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History

Jonathan     Kennedy
“Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later.”
Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

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