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What was life like as a Tudor child?
In Tudor times, childhood was often unpleasant and short-lived. It was commonly believed that physical punishment was an important part of bringing up children, both at home and at school. Adulthood came early. Noble girls could be married as early as 12 and boys at 14.
What is the Tudor period known for?
The Tudor dynasty was marked by Henry VIII’s break with the papacy in Rome (1534) and the beginning of the English Reformation, which, after turns and trials, culminated in the establishment of the Anglican church under Elizabeth I. The period witnessed the high point of the English Renaissance.
What was life like in a Tudor school?
School days were very long, often from seven in the morning until five or even six at night. Pupils worked from Monday to Saturday with a half-day on Sunday and no more than three two-week holidays throughout the year.
What did the Tudors eat?
Three-quarters (75%) of the rich Tudor diet was made up of meat such as oxen, deer, calves, pigs, badger or wild boar. Birds were also eaten, such as chicken, pigeons, sparrows, heron, crane, pheasant, woodcock, partridge, blackbirds and peacocks. Some meat was preserved by rubbing salt into it.
How did Tudors keep clean?
In the summer, people sometimes had a bath in the local river. Otherwise they heated a cauldron of water and had a strip wash or they could have a ‘dry wash’ by rubbing themselves with clean linen. Many Tudors made their own soap which they scented with plants like lavender and rose.
What did Tudor times people drink?
ale
Everyone drank ale during the Tudor period, as water was considered unhealthy. Ale at the time was brewed without hops, and was not particularly alcoholic. The rich also drank wine, which was mostly imported from Europe, though some wine was produced by vineyards in Southern England.