HOW TO BE A TUDOR: A DAWN TO DUSK GUIDE / EVERYDAY LIFE (PB)

We know all about the dramas that played out in the Tudor court - most notably those of Henry VIII - but what was life really like for a commoner like us ? To answer this question, the renowned "method historian" Ruth Goodman has slept, washed and cooked as the Tudors did - so we don't have to! She is our expert guide to this fascinating era, drawing on years of practical historical study to show how our ancestors coped with everyday life. Using a vast range of sources, she takes us back to when soot was used as toothpaste and the "upper crust" was served to the wealthier members of the house. Exploring how the Tudors learnt, danced and even stood according to the latest fashion, she reveals what it all felt, smelt and tasted like, from morning until night.