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Riffing on Shakespeare's "Seven Stages of Man" monolog in As You Like It, Norton (England's Queens) describes the lives of women of the Tudor period (1485-1603) from infancy to old age. Considering women from peasants to prophetesses to royalty, Norton's thoroughly researched work examines issues that touched all Tudor females, regardless of class, including the dangers of childbirth, education, courting and marriage, work opportunities, and the influence of the church. Listen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More