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berlinbibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating stories of Tudor lives we don't usually read about. I was especially interested in the lives of the Black women Kaufmann writes about. Sometimes the chapters wandered a bit too far away from their subject for my taste, but the author always brought it back to the central figure in the end. The people she writes about are all very different from another, and each was interesting to read about.
lulureads365's review
3.0
Great history lesson, but definitely not an untold story. Maybe a more accepted story now, but I know of at least 3 women who have been writing on this subject for years. Shout out to Francesca Royster, Joyce Green MacDonald, and Margo Hendricks. I would love for Netflix to work with these women and give us a miniseries!
snowblu3's review
4.0
This took me months to get through because the narrator’s soothing voice put me to sleep. I probably would have gotten through an ebook faster. Really good book that goes into detail on a topic you don’t typically cover in a history class.
jormrod95's review
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Really informative. An interesting perspective on tutor history. It was slow going though and I often found the narrative going off on big tangents and getting lost.
claire_michelle18's review
informative
slow-paced
3.75
This was a fascinating set of case studies of Black people living in Tudor England, clearly supported by a deep level of archival research. The author's intent is clearly to demonstrate that Black Africans were part of Tudor society and seen as humans rather than commodities but I found the narrative arc a little bit "white gaze" at times - the shock expressed at a Black man being involved in the physical punishment of a white man is a particular example.
samanthacharlotte_'s review against another edition
Will probably come back to this - I’ve just got too much on the go right now and want to prioritise other books.