The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction

Short review: This is a middle of the pack book from the Very Short Introduction series. It avoids the biggest problem of talking about the scholarship and not the subject. Except for two chapters at the end that talk about the influence of the era on the arts, this is straight narrative history. Mostly focused on succession, war, taxes, and economics. The reformation is not talked about more than necessary (but the VSI book on the Reformation is good.)

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/tudors/