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inthetracks's review against another edition
I nearly finished this book and was listening to it on audible. It's pretty good and very informative but started feeling a little repetitive. Nothing against the book. Am just ready for something new.
sophieamelia's review against another edition
Interesting topic, very dry and waffly writing style.
snow_phie's review
4.0
Though it can feel quite academic at times, Black Tudors paints such a vivid and fascinating story about Africans who lived in Tudor England that any heaviness of the text is forgiven. I learned so much and felt like I was getting to know certain individuals as well as a time and place. This book changed the way I think about black British history and I highly recommend it.
thebruce's review
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Slavery, and Trafficking
Minor: Islamophobia and Antisemitism
thelaurasaurus's review
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
An interesting and well researched non-fiction book about the lives of Black people living in Tudor England.
Each chapter focuses on one person, and starts with a little fictional extract told from their perspective and based on evidence available. I found this a useful tool in bringing life to their stories.
It’s interesting to see the different sources used. Birth, baptism and death records, inventories and wills are the more obvious ones for personal information. This is then woven through with wider statistics and facts, to build up an idea of what life might have looked like for each person.
My favourite surprise fact of all - Tudors named their cows.
dawnlizreads's review against another edition
Think I just don't have the concentration for this at the moment, so may go by back to it.
snowblu3's review against another edition
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.