![]() She spent months “in character,” following Tudor hygiene practices. The further back we go-or so I learned in history classes-the smellier people were. Most of How to Be a Tudor is taken up with dispelling myths. Goodman takes us through the day, blending firsthand knowledge with years of research. How to Be a Tudor follows the same pattern set by How to Be a Victorian. Goodman spent time living an approximation of life in sixteenth century England-wearing the clothes, cooking on open hearths, sleeping on rushes, even cleaning her teeth with lampblack. I now know what swashbuckling really means. ![]() I was so eager to devour the book’s contents when I got my hands on it that I stayed up far too late on Sunday night that I’m still paying for it. A few of my friends and I have been waiting impatiently for How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life, by Ruth Goodman, for months. ![]()
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