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How To Be a Tudor
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bookshelves: british-history, tudors, nonfiction, own-it, write-right
Feb 10, 2016
bookshelves: british-history, tudors, nonfiction, own-it, write-right
This was an amazingly different book that was quite a fun read for nonfiction. Goodman takes research a step deeper than most, truly immersing herself in the Tudor lifestyle.
As the name of the book indicates, the book is set up like an outline of a typical day in the life of average Tudor era people. Beginning with waking up with the sun, Goodman discusses what people wore, what their beds were made out of, how they kept clean, and every other aspect of life. Well, maybe not every other aspect. If I have any complaint, it is that I wish she had included a few more topics, such as courting, worship, and other not necessarily daily parts of life.
Those habits and struggles that are explained are thoroughly delved into. Goodman does not simply describe what historians believe these people did, she went out and did it herself. When she talks about Tudor era people using linen clothes to clean their bodies rather than daily showers, she goes on to add that she tried this method for THREE MONTHS and nobody noticed! She has cooked food in Tudor era ovens, raised grain for authentic bread, brewed Tudor ale, and woven rush mats. Her experience and dedication are extraordinary and her insight is priceless.
This is a great resource for anybody writing about the Tudor era or who simply wishes to have a greater understanding of history.
As the name of the book indicates, the book is set up like an outline of a typical day in the life of average Tudor era people. Beginning with waking up with the sun, Goodman discusses what people wore, what their beds were made out of, how they kept clean, and every other aspect of life. Well, maybe not every other aspect. If I have any complaint, it is that I wish she had included a few more topics, such as courting, worship, and other not necessarily daily parts of life.
Those habits and struggles that are explained are thoroughly delved into. Goodman does not simply describe what historians believe these people did, she went out and did it herself. When she talks about Tudor era people using linen clothes to clean their bodies rather than daily showers, she goes on to add that she tried this method for THREE MONTHS and nobody noticed! She has cooked food in Tudor era ovens, raised grain for authentic bread, brewed Tudor ale, and woven rush mats. Her experience and dedication are extraordinary and her insight is priceless.
This is a great resource for anybody writing about the Tudor era or who simply wishes to have a greater understanding of history.
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Reading Progress
February 10, 2016
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February 10, 2016
– Shelved as:
to-read
February 10, 2016
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british-history
February 10, 2016
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tudors
February 10, 2016
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nonfiction
February 10, 2016
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own-it
February 23, 2016
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Started Reading
February 23, 2016
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write-right
February 23, 2016
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to-read
February 25, 2016
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"Within a 21st century household, food costs typically consume around 17% of the total income, but within a Tudor context food dominated most people's expenses, taking around 80%."
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February 25, 2016
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"It took 12 spinsters working at full pelt to supply enough yarn to keep one weaver in business. Few women totally escaped the job of spinning; indeed the work became synonymous with the unmarried woman (hence the change in the meaning of the word)."
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February 26, 2016
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"If the resultant ink was too thick, it could be watered down, ideally with wine or vinegar, but many schoolboys obviously resorted to their own urine for this purpose as several teaching texts make a point of telling them not to."
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February 26, 2016
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"In 1920 one leather ball stuffed with dog hair was found lodged in the roof of Westminster Hall, proving that, even at court, tennis was not restricted to formal tennis courts."
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February 28, 2016
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This sounds a lot like her Victorian book, which I loved. Her dedication to research is extraordinary.
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What she does is called experimental archeology. It's a lot of fun, and often very enlightening!
