In the second lecture of the HistoryExtra Academy Elizabethans course, Professor Tracy Borman explores everyday life in the 16th century – from food and fashion, to work and play
Discover more learning from week two of the HistoryExtra Academy Elizabethans course
What did the Tudors wear? – listening time 36 mins
The dark side of Elizabethan England – reading time 9 mins
Hold your noses: the smells, sounds and sights of Elizabethan England – reading time 14 mins
10 ways to die in Elizabethan England – reading time 6 mins
Tudor childhood: from dodging death to nursery rhymes – listening time 44 mins
The missing Tudors: black people in 16th-century England – reading time 5 mins
Tudor dining: a guide to food and status in the 16th century – reading time 9 mins