Sunday, February 5, 2023

Daily life in Elizabethan England

Books I have on daily life in Tudor/Elizabethan England:



UK version 
US version


The Compendium of Common Knowedge (1558-1603) offers insight into ordinary lives-both common and noble-in the England of Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. In this little book you'll find notes on Elizabethan food, occupations, games, and pastimes, also religion, manners, attitudes, and education-the little details that make up daily life, that everyone knows without thinking. The Compendium, used on-line by Renaissance fairs and schools all over the world, provides a unique reference for writers, students, actors, re-enactors, and Elizabethan enthusiasts of all kinds. (via Amazon)

First edition

Second edition 



Saturday, February 4, 2023

Daily life in medieval England

Books I have on every day life in medieval England:

General history of life in the Middle Ages covering how people in the British Isles lived from 500-1500. From the peasants meals to the royal banquet table, clothing styles and fabric worn by both men and women, medical and dental care treatments, family life and women's roles, festivals, music, titles, knights, castles, wenches, saints, The Church, weapons and war. Written by New York Times #1 Bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon as a guide to building the worlds for her many bestselling historical novels.




Second edition