Raising the Tudors: Motherhood in Sixteenth-Century England

A vivid exploration of motherhood in sixteenth-century England, uncovering the roles, expectations, and lived experiences of Tudor women.

For the vast majority of women in sixteenth-century England, motherhood was more than a choice. To become a mother was a duty to one’s husband, an expectation by society, and a defining facet of her femininity and value to the world in which she lived. In a time when nearly all women were expected and encouraged to have children, and raise them according t...