I thought some of you might be interested in reading this dissertation by Jennifer Ann Rowley-Williams, Image and Reality: the Lives of Aristocratic Women in Early Tudor England.
It consists of, among other things, case studies of the lives of five aristocratic women. These are Honor Lady Lisle, Mary Countess of Northumberland (wife of the sixth Earl), Jane Lady Rochford, Susan Clarencius (chief lady in waiting to Mary Tudor) and Sabine Johnson (wife of a prosperous merchant).
The theses can be downloaded for free from EthOS. Simply register your details and then search for the theses by title.
Here is the link.
Would love to hear from anyone that has read it. Any thoughts?
The Davenant Press is publishing each of the five Tudor women in small paperbacks. See the website
Do look at the The Davenant Press site for the publication of Jenny’s work.
Judith Loades