Why shouldn’t you put your elbows on the table? Who had a better diet, the rich or the poor? Why might rotten teeth get you a husband? Find out about table etiquette in the past, what the Tudors ate and what this tells us about society at the time, why the Tudors drank only alcohol and why drunkenness was tolerated.
Views: 646 | Enquiries: 1I have worked in the heritage sector for years delivering talks to local history groups, the U3A, Probus Clubs and the Women's Institute. I have eleven talks which are available, covering the topics of medicine, midwifery, witchcraft, food and drink, art and more from the 15th to 17th centuries. I am happy delivering my talks via zoom or in person (30 miles radius unless agreed further beforehand) to groups of all sizes.
I am the Heritage Manager for the John Moore Museum, which is nestled in a row of historic timber-framed buildings close to the Abbey in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
The museum was established in 1980 in memory of the writer and naturalist, John Moore. Today it is also home to an extensive Natural History collection featuring specimens of the mammals and birds native to our countryside, woodlands, wetlands and farmland.
A few doors away is The Merchant’s House, a two storey building which has been beautifully restored and furnished to show the construction of a 15th century shop and dwelling.
The museum has recently renovated the Old Baptist Chapel, originally a late medieval hall house which was later converted for use as a Nonconformist meeting house.
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