How to be a Tudor

<p><b>TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMAN</b><br><b><br>We know all about the dramas that played out in the Tudor court - most notably those of Henry VIII - but what was life <i>really</i> like for a commoner like you or me?</b><br><br>To answer this question the renowned method historian Ruth Goodman has slept washed and cooked as the Tudors did - so you don't have to!<br><br>She is your 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 you back to when soot was used as toothpaste and the upper crust was served to the wealthier members of the house.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>If you enjoyed the writing of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory you will love discovering the true stories.</b><br><br>*****<br><br><b>'</b>Ruth is<b> the queen of living history</b> long may she reign!<b>' </b>Lucy Worsley<br><br><b>'A deeply researched and endlessly fascinating account </b>of what it was like to live as a Tudor' Tracy Borman author of <i>Thomas Cromwell</i><br><br><b>'Always entertaining</b> 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' <i>Observer</i><br><br>'Goodman's latest foray into<b> immersive history is a revelation </b>. . . It's<b> the next best thing to being there</b>' Sarah Ferguson <i>New York Times Book Review</i></p>