Living Like a Tudor: Woodsmoke and Sage: A Sensory Journey Through Tudor England
- ISBN-10
- 1643138162
- ISBN-13
- 9781643138169
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-11-02
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Amy Licence
Description
Take a 500-year journey back in time and experience the Tudor Era through the five senses. Much has been written about the lives of the Tudors, but it is sometimes difficult to really grasp how they experienced the world. Using the five senses, Amy Licence presents a new perspective on the material culture of the past, exploring the Tudors’ relationship with the fabric of their existence, from the clothes on their back, roofs over their heads and food on their tables, to the wider questions of how they interpreted and presented themselves, and beliefs about life, death and beyond. This book helps recapture the past: what were the Tudors’ favorite perfumes? How did the weather affect their lives? What sounds from the past have been lost? Take a journey back 500 years, to experience the Tudor world as closely as possible, through sights, sound, smell, taste and touch.
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