How to be a tudor by ruth goodman on the tudor trail. Feb 11, 2016 historian ruth goodman is a specialist in british social and domestic life who has appeared in such series as victorian farm, edwardian farm, tudor monastery farm, wartime farm, and a bit of. A dawn to dusk guide to tudor life, addresses, among many things, personal hygiene. Nov 09, 2011 ruth goodman, historian and star of victorian farm, sits down with tvo to answer viewers questions. But for their fourth series, and our accompanying book, they have joined forces with tom pinfold to take on their biggest challenge yet. Books, life in tudor england, tudor time traveller tagged with.
Ruth goodman books list of books by author ruth goodman. Full of really useful information, interest and if nothing else, a cracking good read. Goodmans personal experiences trying to recreate tudor life. Ruth ellen goodman born 5 october 1963 is a british freelance historian of the early modern period, specialising in offering advice to museums and heritage attractions.
He studied at university college london and has a passion for making the past accessible to all. The real wolf hall a time travellers guide to daily life in tudor england the tudor era encompasses some of the great. Aug 30, 2016 thanks to reader cw for turning me onto this book. Author ruth goodman makes sure that you get a good look at both the uppermost and lowest extremes of society, however, she focuses the bulk of her attention on. This book is a collection of historical facts and ms. On the heels of her triumphant how to be a victorian, ruth goodman travels even. In this natural followup to how to be a victorian 2014, historian goodman mines advice manuals, poems, letters, shakespeares plays, and even cookbooks to etch in captivating detail a portrait of life in tudor and elizabethan england. Nov 22, 2015 but ruth goodmans presentation of them is always entertaining, and her narrative is often lifted by the fact that she has taken the trouble to experience many of the alien aspects of tudor life. She is a specialist in british social history and after presenting the 2005 television series tales from the green valley, went on to participate in all six of the bbc historic farm series. Proceeding from daybreak to bedtime, this immersive, engrossing slate work pays tribute to the lives of those who labored through the era.
Theyre all recreations of rural life in a certain time period. Every age and social strata has its bad eggs, rulebreakers, and nosethumbers. Ruth goodman and peter ginn have become familiar faces on bbc2 after their hugely popular and immersive timetravelling experiments, victorian, edwardian and wartime farm. Jul 23, 2016 ruth goodmans latest book how to be a tudor. Life in rural england 500 years ago and how to be a victorian. May 11, 2019 in her introduction ruth goodman explains her journey into studying the lives of ordinary tudors and why she chose to write this particular book. An historian of british life, she has presented a number of. An erudite romp through the intimate details of life in tudor england, goodmans. How to be a tudor by ruth goodman books forum at permies. Aug 10, 2016 the book is arranged to take you, more or less, through an average tudor day, nearly hourbyhour. Whats most striking is the amount of effort it took just to stay warm, clean and fed.
So its a fun mix of primary sources, historians data analysis, and her own anecdotal experiences on tudor day to day life. She points out that tudors didnt like the idea of a bath so much because it opened up the pores and a lot of evil airs could come through the body. Ruth goodman is a historian who specializes in the everyday life of the past. As acclaimed popular historian and author of how to be a victorian ruth goodman reveals in her madcap chronicle, elizabethan england was particularly rank with troublemakers, from snooty needlers who took aim with a cutting thee to lowbrow drunkards with revolting table manners. Nov 05, 2015 ruth goodman is what i would call an experimental historian, familiar to many from the tv series she has appeared in. I love ruth goodmans work such as the bbc historical farm series. Ruth goodman is n expert when it comes to historical accuracy and reenactment there are hundreds probably more like thousands of books textswritings available focusing on the lives of major tudorera figures. Read how to be a tudor a dawntodusk guide to everyday life by ruth goodman available from rakuten kobo. Ruth goodman is the author of multiple books on english domestic history, among them how to be a victorian. The real wolf hall a time travellers guide to daily life in tudor england the tudor era encompasses some of the greatest changes in our. This was best for times when i couldnt keep full attention on an audio book. Wartime farm and now tudor monastery farm followed.
On the heels of her triumphant how to be a victorian, ruth goodman travels even further back in english history to the era closest to her heart, the dramatic period from the crowning of henry vii to the. Her qualification also includes the writing of a critically acclaimed book how to be a victorian. This latest book, how to be a tudor is similar to her previous books victorian pharmacy. She is also a regular expert on the one show peter ginn is a trained archaeologist and historian, and appeared in all the previous series. Ruth goodman is a specialist in british social history. Historian ruth goodman is a specialist in british social and domestic life who has appeared in such series as victorian farm, edwardian farm, tudor monastery farm, wartime farm, and a. In this series and the edwardian farm book, ruth and her intrepid cotimetravelers live in englands west country as if its the turn of the twentieth century.
Ruth goodman is the undisputed queen of household history, but her true passion lies in the elizabethan era and she lived for a year as a tudor, experiencing the day to day world of those people and she describes it all beautifully in this book. Seriously impressed with this book, i have read many on the tudor era but most have been based on royal and court lifewhilst extremely interesting, doesnt give the reader a feel for the common people. If variety is the spice of life, then edwardian rural life has proved to be one heck of a curry. An historian of british life, she has presented a number of bbc television series, including tudor monastery farm. Ruth goodman adviser to bbc productions like wolf hall digs deep into the everyday life of tudor england in her new book. Dec 28, 2016 ruth goodman is known to bbc watchers as the woman who brings history to life in several documentary series. Ruth goodman is a social and domestic historian working with museums, theatre, television and educational establishments. Ruth goodman is known to bbc watchers as the woman who brings history to life in several documentary series. I find ruth goodmans style of writing engaging and easy to understand, she is scholarly without being stuffy. How to be a tudor by ruth goodman overdrive rakuten. Dec 28, 2014 goodman likes to get down in the muck and theres plenty of it in 19thcentury britain. Jul, 2017 a celebrated master of british social and domestic history, ruth goodman draws on her own adventures living in recreated tudor conditions to serve as our intrepid guide to sixteenthcentury living. I find ruth goodmans style of writing engaging and easy to. Oct 09, 2018 with exhaustive research and in gleeful detail, goodman how to be a tudor, 2016, etc.
At the time this was a commercially prosperous regiona stunning rural landscape encompassing rolling farmland, wild moorland, tidal river, coast, and forest, which supported a vibrant and diverse economy. Ruth is an expert on social history with an emphasis on ordinary people which is why her books are so interesting. Ruth goodman wiki, married, husband, daughter, qualifications. A celebrated master of british social and domestic history, ruth goodman draws on her own adventures living in recreated tudor conditions to serve as our intrepid guide to sixteenthcentury living. On the heels of her triumphant how to be a victorian, ruth goodman travels even further back in english history to the era closest to her heart, the dramatic period from the crowning of henry vii to the death. In her introduction ruth goodman explains her journey into studying the lives of ordinary tudors and why she chose to write this particular book. There are many books and studies based on the lives of the tudor elite, upon the powerful and welldocumented, but my interest has always been bound up with the more humble sections of society.
In the united states, ruth goodman is better known as an author. Author ruth goodman makes sure that you get a good look at both the uppermost and lowest extremes of society, however, she focuses the bulk of her attention on what a day was like for a farmer or an artisan. She is a specialist in british social history and after presenting the 2005 television series tales from the green valley, 3 4 went on to participate in all six of the. If i missed a few words here and there i could still enjoy the experience. Victorian farms ruth goodman answers viewer questions. Peter ginn is a trained archaeologist and historian. With exhaustive research and in gleeful detail, goodman how to be a tudor, 2016, etc. The book is arranged to take you, more or less, through an average tudor day, nearly hourbyhour. A dawntodusk guide to everyday life by ruth goodman is a stunning example of how living history can help explain the past and should be on anyones booklist who is interested in seriously studying the tudor dynasty. February 18, 2016 ruth goodman adviser to bbc productions like wolf hall digs deep into the everyday life of tudor england in her new book. How to be a tudor is a book written by a reenactor about the nuts and bolts of everyday life for tudorperiod people. Another great work by ruth goodman what made the experience of listening to how to be a tudor the most enjoyable.
In sir thomas elyots book the castel of helth 1534, he recommends that the morning routine should include a session whereby a man was to rubbe the body. Ruth goodman is what i would call an experimental historian, familiar to many from the tv series she has appeared in. It is not an allencompassing encyclopedia, but rather a personal tour through what i suspect are goodman s favorite parts of tudor life. Book overview on the heels of her triumphant how to be a victorian, ruth goodman travels even further back in english history to the era closest to her heart, the dramatic period from the crowning of henry vii to the death of elizabeth i. Goodman likes to get down in the muck and theres plenty of it in 19thcentury britain. Ruth goodman is n expert when it comes to historical accuracy and reenactment there are hundreds probably more like thousands of bookstextswritings available focusing on the lives of. She appeared as a presenter on all three previous farm series, and coauthored the tiein books. An overview of famous womenit appears like the smart and fascinating girl from our tv show is a member of her loved ones. It is not an allencompassing encyclopedia, but rather a personal tour through what i suspect are goodmans favorite parts of tudor life. There are so many books on the tudors that i wasnt surprised i didnt learn. She is the author of how to be a victorian, and has coauthored three other books, including the number one bestseller victorian farm.
Bbc two tudor monastery farm, series 1 ruth goodman. She has written and presented numerous acclaimed bbc television series and is a regular presenter on the one show. Rediscovering home remedies and recipes, wartime farm, tudor monastery farm. But ruth goodmans presentation of them is always entertaining, and her narrative is often lifted by the fact that she has taken the trouble to experience many of the alien aspects of tudor life. Patience tomlinson does an excellent job narrating. Victorian farms ruth goodman answers viewer questions youtube. Drawing on her own adventures living in recreated tudor conditions, goodman serves as our intrepid guide.
As a result, how to be a tudor is one of very few books which can justifiably claim to bring every aspect of. Ruth goodman is the author of how to be a victorian 4. She involves more in the domestic stuff of history and has featured on multiple shows that deal with that part of the history. This imbues the book with a palpable sense of the texture of our ancestors dayto day lives and makes this reader grateful to be living now. See all books authored by ruth goodman, including edwardian farm, and tudor monastery farm. Peter ginn is a trained archaeologist and historian, and appeared in all the previous series. How to be a victorian, by ruth goodman the new york times. The majority of the population lived in the countryside, toiling from the cockerels crow to sunset. Surprisingly, elizabethan hygiene isnt as bad as you might think. I would recommend this book to any tudor fan as it offers great insight into how the ordinary person lived.
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