'Tudor era' is misleading myth, says Oxford historian - BBC News (http://www.bbc.com/news/education-18240901)
QuoteThe idea of a "Tudor era" in history is a misleading invention, claims an Oxford University historian.
Cliff Davies says his research shows the term "Tudor" was barely ever used during the time of Tudor monarchs.
There are also suggestions the name was downplayed by Tudor royals because of its associations with Wales.
Dr Davies says films and period dramas have reinforced the "myth" that people thought of themselves as living under a "Tudor" monarchy.
"The term is so convenient," says Dr Davies, of Wadham College and the university's history faculty. But he says it is fundamentally "erroneous".