An accidental history of Tudor England : from daily life to sudden death / Steven Gunn and Tomasz Gromelski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunn, Steven, author.

Gromelski, Tomasz, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accidents--England--History.

Accidents.

England--Social life and customs.

England.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : John Murray Press, 2025.

Summary:

"A unique new window onto Tudor life, told through ordinary people's untimely deaths. How did ordinary people live in Tudor England? This unique history unearths the ways they died to find out. Uncovering thousands of coroners' reports, An Accidental History of Tudor England explores the history of everyday life, and everyday death, in a world far from the intrigues of Hampton Court Palace, Shakespeare's plots and the Spanish Armada. Here, farming, building and travel were dangerous. Fruit trees killed more people than guns, and sheep killed about the same number as coalmines. Men stabbed themselves playing football and women drowned in hundreds fetching water. Going to church had its dangers, especially when it came to bell-ringing, archery practice was perilous and haystacks claimed numerous victims. Restless animals roamed the roads which contained some potholes so deep men could drown, and drown they did. From bear attacks in north Oxford to a bowls-on-ice-incident on the Thames, this book uses a remarkable trove of sources and stories to put common folk back into the big picture of Tudor England, bringing the reality of their world to life as never before"--publisher's description.

Contents:

Another Tudor England

All sorts of people

At the Coroner's Court

In sickness and in health

Families and households

Houses and homes

Townscapes

Landscapes

Seedtime and harvest

Wild and tame

Places of work

Faith and festivity

Crime and control

Trade and travel

Carts and wagon

Boats and ships

Ways of dying.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1529333741

9781529333749

152933375X

9781529333756

OCLC:

1453070493

Publisher Number:

90102190251

CIPO000222381