Gruesome but not gratuitous, this decidedly darker take on the Tudors, from 1485 to 1603, covers some forty-five events' from the Tudor reign, taking in everything from the death of Richard III to the botched execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and a whole host of horrors in between. Particular attention is paid to the various gruesome ways in which the Tudors despatched their various villains and lawbreakers, from simple beheadings, to burnings and of course the dreaded hanging, drawing and quartering. Other chapters cover the various diseases prevalent during Tudor times, including the dreaded Sweating Sickness' -rather topical at the moment, unfortunately -as well as the cures for these sicknesses, some of which were considered worse than the actual disease itself. The day-to-day living conditions of the general populace are also examined, as well as various social taboos and the punishments that accompanied them, i.e. the stocks, as well as punishment by exile. Tudor England was not a nice place to live by 21st century standards, but the book will also serve to explain how it was still nevertheless a familiar home to our ancestors.
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Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
Publication Date: 18 Feb 2022
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781399011044
About Mayhew MickeyMickey Mayhew
Lifelong Londoner Mickey Mayhew recently completed his PhD on the cult surrounding 'tragic queens' Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots. In that time he was also co-author on three books relating to Jack the Ripper published by The History Press. His first non-fiction work The Little Book of Mary Queen of Scots was also published by The History Press in January 2015; I Love the Tudors by Pitkin Publishing arrived in 2016. He has a column in the journal of The Whitechapel Society having previously been a film and theatre reviewer for various London lifestyle magazines. Through 2018/2019 he was an assistant researcher on several projects for London South Bank University.