The Dissolution of the Monasteries, by James?Clark Ann Hughes enjoys a richly detailed account of how Henry VIII imposed his power over the church By Ann Hughes 23 September
A People’s Tragedy: Studies in Reformation, by Eamon Duffy Ann Hughes enjoys a set of sharp, wide-ranging essays by a historian who revolutionised our understanding of early modern Europe By Ann Hughes 28 January
Elizabethan Globalism: England, China and the Rainbow Portrait, by Matthew Dimmock Ann Hughes applauds a compelling analysis of the ways that Tudor England was open to the world By Ann Hughes 21 November
Quick Cattle and Dying Wishes: People and their Animals in Early Modern England, by Erica Fudge Ann Hughes visits a time when relationships with animals combined affection and pragmatism By Ann Hughes 17 January
Recipes and Everyday Knowledge: Medicine, Science and the Household in Early Modern England, by Elaine Leong Ann Hughes samples an account of household recipe creation in 17th-century England By Ann Hughes 11 October
In Pursuit of Civility: Manners and Civilization in Early Modern England, by Keith Thomas Codes that define appropriate human interaction make it possible for people to live together peacefully, observes Ann Hughes By Ann Hughes 12 July
