Tudors in 100 Objects

The Tudors in 100 Objects sets out to examine the material remains of a seminal period in English history and thereby explore the values, hopes, achievements, fears, and habits of the men and women who helped to make it what it was. The result is a compelling journey into a far-off world where limited life expectancy, back-breaking work, grinding poverty, violence, cruelty, inequality, intolerance, harsh justice, superstition, and widespread illiteracy went hand-in-hand with untold opulence, intense religious faith, high moral principle, cultural refinement, bravery, tenacity, inventiveness, and an unbridled zest for living. From birthing chairs and prosthetic arms to witches’ stools, pocket watches, fuming pots, codpieces, ear scoops, flushing lavatories, bollock daggers, and ducking stools, the whole vivid panorama of Tudor life is laid bare in a provocative and frequently myth-shattering narrative, firmly founded upon contemporary accounts and the most up-to-date results of modern scholarship.

The Tudors in 100 Objects isi propune sa examineze ramasitele materiale ale unei perioade seminale din istoria engleza si sa exploreze astfel valorile, sperantele, realizarile, temerile si obiceiurile barbatilor si femeilor care au contribuit la transformarea ei in ceea ce a fost. Rezultatul este o calatorie convingatoare intr-o lume indepartata, in care speranta de viata limitata, munca de rupere inapoi, saracia macinata, violenta, cruzimea, inegalitatea, intoleranta, justitia dura, superstitia si analfabetismul raspandit au mers mana in mana cu opulenta nespusa , o credinta religioasa intensa, un inalt principiu moral, rafinament cultural, vitejie, tenacitate, inventivitate si un chef nestavilit de a trai.