There are some historical topics that I feel like I’ve read the same thing over and over. They originally hooked me in, but I didn’t feel like there was anything new in term sof the information or the delivery. The Tudors are one of those topics. So I was very excited to see The Tudors By Numbers, as it is quite a unique approach to this popular dynasty! If you have ever been interested in Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary I, and more, you need to read The Tudors By Numbers by Carol Ann Lloyd!
Thank you to NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
The Tudors By Numbers: The Stories and Statistics Behind England’s Most Infamous Royal Dynasty, Carol Ann Lloyd
The Tudors by the Numbers provides a statistical approach to looking at the dynasty we think we know so well.
The Tudors by Numbers is a fresh look at a well-known dynasty — through its numbers. Take a new look at old friends by learning the complicated path to 1 possible king symbolized by 1 rose, viewing the extraordinary 42 percent of the dynasty under the rule of 2 women, and considering the impact of 4 English language translations of the Bible printed in England.
The Tudors by Numbers takes you behind the scenes through a different path and reveals new ways of seeing the Tudors.
Why You Should Read This…
Carol Ann Lloyd is the historian behind the fantastic podcast “British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics” and she has now released a non-fiction book for us! I will admit, I find that the Tudors can be a bit repetitive for me. However, The Tudors By Numbers was anything but repetitive. This was a fascinating and entertaining way to re-examine a dynasty that most of us are incredibly familiar with. And yes, I did learn a lot of new information with this book!
I think what impressed me the most about this book is the sheer volume of research that she did to write this book. People often assume that historians know all of this information off the top of our heads, but it takes an incredible amount of time, energy, and skill to research and write a book of this calibre. It also is not simply a list of statistics and different numbers; Lloyd tells so many stories of this infamous dynasty and tells them well. And I think that this book is particularly unique in that someone who knows absolutely nothing about the Tudors can fully enjoy this book, and a reader who is very well-versed in the dynasty will also come away having learned a lot!
Is The Tudors By Numbers on your to-read list?
Cheers,
The Historian
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