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Talk: An Accidental History of Tudor England -Chelsea History Festival
How did ordinary people live in Tudor England? This unique analysis unearths the ways they died to find out. Far from the intrigues of Hampton Court Palace, Shakespeare’s plots and the Spanish Armada, explore the history of everyday life, and everyday death.
This was a world where farming, building and travel were dangerous. Fruit trees killed more people than guns, and sheep killed about the same number of people as coalmines. Men stabbed themselves playing football and women drowned in the hundreds while fetching water.
From bear attacks in north Oxford to a bowls-on-ice incident on the Thames, Steven Gunn and Tomasz Gromelski use a remarkable trove of sources and stories to put common folk at the heart of Tudor England, bringing the reality of their world to life as never before.
This was a world where farming, building and travel were dangerous. Fruit trees killed more people than guns, and sheep killed about the same number of people as coalmines. Men stabbed themselves playing football and women drowned in the hundreds while fetching water.
From bear attacks in north Oxford to a bowls-on-ice incident on the Thames, Steven Gunn and Tomasz Gromelski use a remarkable trove of sources and stories to put common folk at the heart of Tudor England, bringing the reality of their world to life as never before.
Friday 26 Sep 25
Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4SR
Friday 26th September 18:30Location: State Apartments, Royal Hospital Chelsea
Tickets: £12
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