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How to be a tudor by ruth goodman5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Gerard DeGroot The Times Always entertaining, and her narrative is often lifted by the fact that she has taken the trouble to experience many of the alien aspects of Tudor life. ![]() Seldom have I had so much fun reading history. all served up by the most delightfully eccentric author I've ever encountered. This book is packed with delicious kernels of knowledge. she's experienced almost every activity she describes. Most historians simply research the past she lives it. Exploring how the Tudors learnt, danced and even sat and stood according to the latest fashion, she reveals what it all felt, smelt and tasted like, from morning until night. what was life really like for a commoner like you or me? To answer this question, the renowned "method historian" Ruth Goodman has slept, washed and cooked as the Tudors did - so you don't have to! She is your expert guide to this fascinating era, drawing on years of practical historical study to show how our ancestors coped with everyday life, from how they slept to how they courted. But while we know about the historical dramas of the times - most notably in the court of Henry VIII. The real Wolf Hall, full of fascinating detail - 'Seldom have I had so much fun reading history' (The Times) The Tudor era encompasses some of the greatest changes in our history. How to be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Everyday Life ![]()
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