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Introduction -- At cock's crow -- To wash or not to wash -- Dressing -- Breakfast -- Education -- Dinner -- Men's work -- Women's work -- A time to play -- Supper -- And so to bed;Beginning at dawn with the cock's rousing crow and proceeding into either Catholic abstinence or Protestant-approved marital relations at nightfall, this work celebrates the ordinary lives of those who labored through the dramatic Tudor era. Goodman draws on her own hands-on experience living on a replicated Tudor farm to bring all the sights, smells, and appetites of this era to visceral, vibrant life. The Tudor period began in 1485 with the crowning of Henry VII, proceeded through Henry VIII's tumultuous reign, and ended with the death of his daughter, Elizabeth I, in 1603. It was a time of unprecedented upheaval. Henry VIII's break with Rome and establishment of a new church turned the religious rituals of everyday life upside down, as did the terror invoked under the subsequent rule of "Bloody Mary." Historians traditionally have focused on the royals, while the lives of common families ensnared within their political machinations have been largely ignored. Examining the overlooked majority with unriv

Who reads How to Be a Tudor : a Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life?

Author

Goodman, Ruth

Publisher

Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781631492532

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, European History

Rating

3.95 / 5 (286 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13