For those of you getting to grips with the Tudors, there can sometimes be problems with knowing who's who, especially as they have a tendency to change names at half time. Fear not, help is at hand and it comes in two forms. There's a Who's Who on the website Tudor History, and there is a small downloadable one here (just click).
There's nothing wrong with some darn good popular history meanwhile. I'm a longtime fan of David Starkey's The Reign of Henry VIII, I know many who are very into Alison Wier. As for fiction, you really could do far worse than CJ Sansom's brilliant Shardlake novels, kind of Tudor dectective fiction featuring a hunchbacked London lawyer: start with Dissolution. The female part of the family love Philippa Gregory's novels.
A few weeks ago a few of us went round the National Portrait Gallery's Tudor collection: if you get the chance, it gives a fantastic insight and the chance to see some great paintings. You can get a hint via their website here.
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