Title: The Tudor housewife
First published: 2000
Description: Beginning with a general introduction that outlines the structure of Tudor society, The Tudor Housewife includes information on religion and marriage, highlighting various religious ceremonies and observances and the arrangement and celebration of marriages; childbirth and raising children, exploring attitudes to childbirth, education, and the religious and moral training of children; household duties, such as washing, cleaning, and preparing food and drink; home remedies, focusing on the medicines available to and the medical knowledge of the housewife; and the role women played in business.
Subjects: History, Home economics, Housewives, Social life and customs, Great britain, social conditions, Women, history, renaissance, 1450-1600, Women, social conditions, Women, great britain, Women, Social conditions, Femmes au foyer, Conditions sociales, Femmes, Huisvrouwen, Dagelijks leven
Places: England, Great Britain
Time periods: 16th century