Living in the Past: Ruth Goodman Shows Us How It’s Done
Living in the Past: Ruth Goodman Shows Us How It’s Done
Dec 28, 2016
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Tudor life with Ruth Goodman
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Tudor life with Ruth Goodman
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Ruth Goodman explores family life in Tudor Britain, and how it shaped differences between the lives of men and women. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life. The whole series is out now on the HistoryExtra app. | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman explores family life in Tudor Britain, and how it shaped differences between the lives of men and women. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life. The whole series is out now on the HistoryExtra app. | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman explains the importance of spinning in Tudor Britain – and how a historical term for the workers has made its way into our lexicon. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life. The whole series is out now on the HistoryExtra app. | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman explains the importance of spinning in Tudor Britain – and how a historical term for the workers has made its way into our lexicon. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life. The whole series is out now on the HistoryExtra app. | HistoryExtra
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We all know Henry VIII caused plenty of drama at court, but have you ever wondered how ordinary Tudors lived their day-to-day lives? Join Ruth Goodman for an exciting new HistoryExtra Academy series on Tudor life, launching 13 October. Download the HistoryExtra app and get started. | HistoryExtra
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We all know Henry VIII caused plenty of drama at court, but have you ever wondered how ordinary Tudors lived their day-to-day lives? Join Ruth Goodman for an exciting new HistoryExtra Academy series on Tudor life, launching 13 October. Download the HistoryExtra app and get started. | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman explains what ‘roving’ was in the Tudor period. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life. Part one launches on Monday 6 October on the HistoryExtra app. You can watch Ruth's previous series – Victorian life – in the HistoryExtra app. | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman explains what ‘roving’ was in the Tudor period. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life. Part one launches on Monday 6 October on the HistoryExtra app. You can watch Ruth's previous series – Victorian life – in the HistoryExtra app. | HistoryExtra
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Despite the common belief that Tudors rarely bathed, they did have personal hygiene routines. As part of a HistoryExtra Academy series on Tudor life, historian Ruth Goodman shares how influential figures like Erasmus provided instructions for maintaining cleanliness, which young children were taught to follow throughout their lives. Filmed on location at Plas Mawr – an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales, now in the care of Cadw – our series with Ruth looks beyond the royals who often do
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Despite the common belief that Tudors rarely bathed, they did have personal hygiene routines. As part of a HistoryExtra Academy series on Tudor life, historian Ruth Goodman shares how influential figures like Erasmus provided instructions for maintaining cleanliness, which young children were taught to follow throughout their lives. Filmed on location at Plas Mawr – an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales, now in the care of Cadw – our series with Ruth looks beyond the royals who often do
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Ruth Goodman explores Tudor teachings on sex. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life. The whole series is out now on the HistoryExtra app. | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman highlights the reality of child labour in Victorian Britain – and explains that while early laws tried to help, many children were still left unprotected. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at HistoryExtra.com | HistoryExtra
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Before reliable artificial light, working after dark was nearly impossible. But, as Ruth Goodman explains, this all changed with gaslight... Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series here: https://bit.ly/3Z58Vos | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman reveals that you would find women in a Tudor pub. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Tudor Life. Part one is out now on the HistoryExtra app. | HistoryExtra
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Join Ruth Goodman for a LIVE Q&A – and win a signed copy of her book 'How to be a Tudor'. We're hosting a live Q&A with Ruth where you can ask her anything about life in the 16th century. Sign up and submit your questions now, here: https://bit.ly/4nOsSt1 By submitting a question, you will be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Ruth's book 'How to be a Tudor'. The live Q&A with Ruth will take place on Wednesday 19 November at 7pm (GMT) and is exclusive for HistoryExtra members. Sign up
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How did the Tudors have FUN? Ruth Goodman on maypoles, ale and deadly jousts
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Ruth Goodman unpacks a surprising truth: most working-class Victorians rarely saw vegetables like carrots. Their plates were ruled by bread and potatoes – especially in places like Manchester, where Irish influence helped the humble spud take hold. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at historyextra.com/academy/victorian-life/ 📸 Getty | HistoryExtra
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In the third episode of the new HistoryExtra Academy course – Victorian Life with historian Ruth Goodman, filmed on location at Black Country Living Museum – we explore school and education in Victorian Britain. It was in the Victorian period that school shifted to becoming a more universal experience. In this episode, learn more about the Ragged school movement, the social mobility that schooling offered – and the punishments that were handed out... Discover more at HistoryExtra.com/Academy | H
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Ruth Goodman breaks down how the Victorian men’s rising wage didn’t just change family finances – it reshaped the family hierarchy. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at historyextra.com/academy/victorian-life/ | HistoryExtra
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How CLEAN were the Tudors? Ruth Goodman on 16th-century hygiene
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Ruth Goodman explains how, despite her reputation for revolutionising hospital hygiene, Florence Nightingale based her methods on outdated theories. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at historyextra.com/academy/victorian-life/ | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman explores how gardening bloomed in Victorian Britain – as a rare window to the outdoors for women, and a greener escape for the working classes. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at historyextra.com/academy/victorian-life/ | HistoryExtra
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Ruth Goodman explains why you wouldn't have wanted to be a small child in Victorian Britain... Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at historyextra.com/academy/victorian-life/ | HistoryExtra
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Historian Ruth Goodman explores the importance and cadence of religion in everyday life in 16th-century Britain. Want to hear more from Ruth? Join us for a live online Q&A with Ruth on 19 November 2025 at 7pm (GMT), details here: https://www.historyextra.com/membership/ask-ruth/ And in the meantime, don’t miss more episodes in Ruth’s new HistoryExtra Academy course on Tudor Life – episodes 1-3 are available ad-free in the HistoryExtra app now: https://historyextra.onelink.me/MJpt/2u7xxzlc | Hist
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