{"product_id":"the-hidden-lives-of-tudor-women-a-social-history","title":"The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe turbulent Tudor Age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it truly like to be a woman during this era? The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate court dress; of palace intrigue and dramatic politics. But if you were a woman  it was also a time when death during childbirth was rife; when marriage was usually a legal contract  not a matter for love  and the education you could hope to receive was minimal at best.  Yet the Tudor century was also dominated by powerful and dynamic women in a way that no era had been before. Historian Elizabeth Norton explores the life cycle of the Tudor woman  from childhood to old age  through the diverging examples of women such as Elizabeth Tudor  Henry VIIIs sister; Cecily Burbage  Elizabeths wet nurse; Mary Howard  widowed but influential at court; Elizabeth Boleyn  mother of a controversial queen; and Elizabeth Barton  a peasant girl who would be lauded as a prophetess. Their stories are interwoven with studies of topics ranging from Tudor toys to contraception to witchcraft  painting a portrait of the lives of queens and serving maids  nuns and harlots  widows and chaperones. Norton brings this vibrant period to colorful life in an evocative and insightful social history. 8 pages of color illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964761993269,"sku":"ByrdShop_1681774402","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781681774404.jpg?v=1770478711","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-hidden-lives-of-tudor-women-a-social-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}