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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 348 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,903,341 ratings — published 1590
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 226 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.94 — 597,120 ratings — published 1595
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 190 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.84 — 404,735 ratings — published 1513
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 157 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.92 — 242,368 ratings — published 2009
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The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 131 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.77 — 208,699 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 — 264,556 ratings — published 1598
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.72 — 227,527 ratings — published 1599
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Utopia Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.55 — 86,524 ratings — published 1516
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The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.73 — 184,681 ratings — published 1593
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
by (shelved 98 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.09 — 520,428 ratings — published 2001
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Dr. Faustus Dr. Faustus (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 74,640 ratings — published 1588
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
by (shelved 96 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.31 — 108,585 ratings — published 2012
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Richard III Richard III (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.90 — 60,878 ratings — published 1592
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Hamnet Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.20 — 529,263 ratings — published 2020
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As You Like It As You Like It (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.81 — 91,993 ratings — published 1599
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,098,269 ratings — published 1601
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Richard II Richard II (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.78 — 29,264 ratings — published 1597
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Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.67 — 36,036 ratings — published 1594
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Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.06 — 64,213 ratings — published 2003
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Gargantua and Pantagruel Gargantua and Pantagruel (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.65 — 16,609 ratings — published 1532
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King Henry IV, Part 1 King Henry IV, Part 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 34,706 ratings — published 1597
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The Complete Essays The Complete Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,900 ratings — published 1580
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The Faerie Queene The Faerie Queene (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.59 — 17,610 ratings — published 1590
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #12) The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #12)
by (shelved 62 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.92 — 96,889 ratings — published 2006
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The Comedy of Errors The Comedy of Errors (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.72 — 35,963 ratings — published 1594
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Innocent Traitor Innocent Traitor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.98 — 35,489 ratings — published 2006
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Praise of Folly Praise of Folly (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.82 — 21,301 ratings — published 1508
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Henry V Henry V (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.84 — 54,816 ratings — published 1599
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The Marriage Portrait The Marriage Portrait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.01 — 226,504 ratings — published 2022
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The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7) The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7)
by (shelved 52 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.93 — 168,881 ratings — published 2005
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In the Company of the Courtesan In the Company of the Courtesan (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.80 — 26,657 ratings — published 2006
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The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
by (shelved 49 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.41 — 49,628 ratings — published 2020
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Love's Labour's Lost Love's Labour's Lost (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.52 — 16,699 ratings — published 1598
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The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #15) The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #15)
by (shelved 47 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.74 — 58,461 ratings — published 2004
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The Last Queen The Last Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.07 — 12,176 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 — 74,059 ratings — published 1992
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The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14)
by (shelved 44 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 101,972 ratings — published 2003
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La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.53 — 37,939 ratings — published 1554
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.39 — 18,068 ratings — published 1594
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The Lady Elizabeth The Lady Elizabeth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.99 — 28,997 ratings — published 2008
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The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #17) The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #17)
by (shelved 41 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.71 — 50,528 ratings — published 2008
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Macbeth: Moment by Moment Macbeth: Moment by Moment (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,062,828 ratings — published 1623
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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 — 22,002 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 — 11,289 ratings — published 2010
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 451,459 ratings — published 1603
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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 4.13 — 10,475 ratings — published 1961
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The Life of Elizabeth I The Life of Elizabeth I (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 33,097 ratings — published 1998
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Isola Isola (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 3.99 — 136,161 ratings — published 2025
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Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
by (shelved 34 times as 16th-century)
avg rating 4.30 — 34,318 ratings — published 2004
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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 — 14,644 ratings — published 2009
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