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1 online resource (224 pages) |
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Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
How did the Tudors enjoy themselves? For the men and women of Tudor England there was, just as there is today, more to life than work. 400 years before the invention of television and radio, they did not lead boring or mundane lives. Indeed, in many ways the richness of Tudor entertainment shames us. While continuing the medieval tradition of tournament and pageantry, the Tudors also increasingly read and attended the theater. Dancing and music were also popular, and were considered just as important as hunting and fighting for an ambitious Tudor’s social skills. Church festivals provided the perfect excuse for revelry, and christenings and weddings were, as they are today, great social occasions. Here, Alison Sim explores the full range of entertainments enjoyed at that time covering everything from card games and bear baiting to interior design. |
| System Details |
System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
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Amusements -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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Recreation -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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England -- Social life and customs -- 16th century.
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Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Pleasures and pastimes in Tudor England |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sim, Alison, 1961- Pleasures & pastimes in Tudor England. Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton, 1999. 0750918330 (DLC)99488556 |
| Standard No. |
9780752475783 |
| ISBN |
9780752475783 (e-pub) |
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