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Deze serie duikt in de dagelijkse realiteit van vervlogen tijdperken, waarbij de praktische en vaak verrassende details worden onthuld die het leven van gewone mensen vormden. Het onderzoekt hoe mensen aten, zich kleedden, werkten en socialiseerden in verschillende historische perioden, en gaat daarbij verder dan de grote gebeurtenissen om zich te concentreren op de textuur van het dagelijks bestaan. Door middel van zintuiglijke en meeslepende verhalen krijgen lezers een diepgaand begrip van vroegere samenlevingen vanuit een diep persoonlijk perspectief. Deze collectie biedt een unieke manier om het leven in vroegere tijden echt te ervaren.

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How to be a Victorian
Meagan McKinney
4,2(545)Tarief
TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMAN We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner - like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish? Catch the omnibus to work and do the laundry in your corset? How to be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman is a radical new approach to history; a journey back in time more personal than anything before. Moving through the rhythm of the day, this astonishing guide illuminates the overlapping worlds of health, sex, fashion, food, school, work and play. Surviving everyday life came down to the gritty details, the small necessities and tricks of living and Ruth will show you how. If you liked A Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England or 1000 Years of Annoying the French, you will love this book. ***** 'Goodman skilfully creates a portrait of daily Victorian life with accessible, compelling, and deeply sensory prose' Erin Entrada Kelly 'We're lucky to have such a knowledgeable cicerone as Ruth Goodman . . . Revelatory' Alexandra Kimball 'Goodman's research is impeccable . . . taking the reader through an average day and presenting the oddities of life without condescension' Patricia Hagen
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How To Be a Tudor
Meagan McKinney
320bladzijden
12 uur lezen
4,0(1)Tarief
"The Tudor era encompasses some of the greatest changes in our history. But while we know about the historical dramas of the times - most notably in the court of Henry VIII - what was life really like for a commoner like you or me? To answer this question, the renowned method historian and historical advisor to the BBC Ruth Goodman has slept, washed and cooked as the Tudors did - so you don't have to! 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, from how they slept to how they courted. Using a vast range of sources, she takes you back to the time when soot was used as toothpaste and the upper crust of bread was served to the wealthier members of the house. Exploring how the Tudors learnt, danced and even sat and stood according to the latest fashion, she reveals what it all felt, smelt and tasted like, from morning until night."--Wheelers.co.nz

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How to be a Victorian

How To Be a Tudor