How to Be a Tudor

from JessicaReadsThings

Always love Ruth Goodman's books! Very detailed and informative look at the every day realities of Tudor life.

from Diana_Long_Thomas

I really enjoyed this book. I loved Ruth Goodman on the various TV shows she was on for the BBC. I got hooked when watching Wartime Farm. So when I had heard that she was going to be writing a book I could not wait to read it. Due to college classes, I, unfortunately, had to put it off and wasn't...

from wdwilson3

I found a good deal of this audio book very informative, although some detailed instructions, for example for silk spinning, made me thankful I could skip over them. Well narrated, but suffered from frequent skipping on a seemingly new set of CD's.

from EowynA

This book was chock full of tidbits about how people lived in Tudor England. It is from a researcher and re-enactor point of view, so the author has actually done many of the activities listed (such as malting barley for brewing her own ale). This lends an authenticity to the account that is hard...

from EnidaV

Very interesting and chock full of details. A little dryer and more academic than Goodman's previous book How to Be a Victorian.