Author Melita Thomas is co-founder of Tudor Times, the online repository of information about the Tudor and Stewart period from 1485-1625. Her previous books include The King’s Pearl: Henry VIII and his daughter Mary (Amberley, 2017) and The House of Grey: Friends & Foes of Kings (2019).

Tudor Times books:

Tudor Book of Days

Tudor Book of the Garden

Queen Elizabeth I Book of Days

Mary Queen of Scots Book of Days

1000 Tudor People

1000 Tudor Places

Click to view Tudor series


Cover image: Sir Thomas More, his household and descendants, watercolour miniature by Rowland Lockey, c. 1594, courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

The incredible lives and deaths of 1000 Tudor people are explored in this authoritative single volume. Royalty, military and religious leaders, Lords Chancellor, Knights of the Garter, philosophers, merchants, gardeners, musicians, rebels, witches, and many more feature in this illustrated compendium. Every Tudor follower should have this as their companion.

• A rigorously researched account of the people who made the Tudor period in a single authoritative volume.

• Figures range from across the whole of society: monarchs, philosophers, gardeners, musicians, rebels, witches, and many others. 

• All key office holders listed: Archbishops of Canterbury and York, bishops of St David’s, Lords Chancellor and Keepers of the Great Seal, as well as Knights of the Garter

.• Specially designed family trees chart the links between major Tudor figures.

• Alphabetical organisation allows for easy reference. 

This encyclopaedic work sets a gold standard in Tudor scholarship. Backed by extensive and authoritative research, it’s a fabulous guide to the movers and shakers of Tudor England and an essential handbook for anyone interested in the period.’ Alison Weir

‘1000 Tudor People is an absolute treasure trove and a must for anyone working on or interested in the Tudor period. It is a rich resource with helpful contextual material, timelines, genealogies and beautiful illustrations which accompany the impressive number of biographies.’

Dr. Elena Woodacre

‘I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed Melita’s wonderful new book. It is utterly fascinating from start to finish, and I was endlessly amazed by the scale of her research. Huge, huge congratulations.’

Dr Tracy Borman, FRHS, FSA