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'Imagine a home where the toilet was a plank over a pit and where glass windows were so valuable they were sometimes left in a will. If you owned a carpet, you didn't walk over it - you displayed it on a table, or on the wall!' With the help of history detective Sherlock Bones, this book shows what Tudor homes were like to live in. The reader will discover how Tudor homes were built and find out about chimneys, glass, beds, toilets, kitchens and gardens - in town and country homes, both rich and poor. Full of fascinating information, the reader is presented with stimulating questions and prompts to help them compile their own project on Tudor homes. Beautifully and logically presented, with clear photos, colour artwork, a glossary and index.
'Imagine a home where the toilet was a plank over a pit and where glass windows were so valuable they were sometimes left in a will. If you owned a carpet, you didn't walk over it - you displayed it on a table, or on the wall!' With the help of history detective Sherlock Bones, this book shows what Tudor homes were like to live in. The reader will discover how Tudor homes were built and find out about chimneys, glass, beds, toilets, kitchens and gardens - in town and country homes, both rich and poor. Full of fascinating information, the reader is presented with stimulating questions and prompts to help them compile their own project on Tudor homes. It is beautifully and logically presented, with clear photos, colour artwork, a glossary and index.
This book explores the importance of the theatre in Tudor times. Throughout the book, the canine history detective, Sherlock Bones, helps the reader find clues in newspapers, photographs, artefacts and other primary sources. These give the reader enough evidence to present a project on the Tudor theatre and to answer questions such as: Why and how did the Tudor theatre become important? What sort of people became actors? Why did they act? and, Who went to the theatre? Throughout the book, there are mysteries and puzzles to solve on these questions and more. Logically presented, with clear photos, this book includes colour artwork, glossary and index.
This book explores the importance of the theatre in Tudor times. Throughout the book, the canine history detective, Sherlock Bones, helps the reader find clues in newspapers, photographs, artefacts and other primary sources. These give the reader enough evidence to present a project on the Tudor theatre and to answer questions such as: Why and how did the Tudor theatre become important? What sort of people became actors? Why did they act? and, Who went to the theatre? Throughout the book, there are mysteries and puzzles to solve on these questions and more.