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Edwardian Farm by Ruth Goodman
Category: History | Series: TV Tie in
Following on from the hit BBC series Victorian Farm, this book accompanies a new 12-part BBC series. This time, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn take a leap forward in time to immerse themselves in an Edwardian community in the West Country. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, M ...Show more
Full Steam Ahead - How the Railways Made Britain by Peter Ginn; Ruth Goodman
Category: Transport
The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation. Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail ...Show more
How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain by Ruth Goodman
Category: European History
Historian and popular TV presenter Ruth Goodman offers up a history of offensive language, insulting gestures, insolent behaviour, brawling and scandal in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries - with practical tips on just how to horrify the neighbours. 'Ruth is the queen of living history - long may ...Show more
How to be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Everyday Life by Ruth Goodman
Category: History
The real Wolf Hall - a time traveller's guide to daily life in Tudor England. The Tudor era encompasses some of the greatest changes in our history. But while we know about the historical dramas of the times - most notably in the court of Henry VIII - what was life really like for a commoner like you or ...Show more
How to be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman
Category: History
How to be a Victorian - a time traveller's guide to Victorian Britain by the BBC's Ruth Goodman. We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your tee ...Show more
How to be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman
Category: History
"How To Be a Victorian" - travel back in time with the BBC's Ruth Goodman. Step into the skin of your ancestors...We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast a ...Show more
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