Alison Sim is a specialist in Tudor housewifery skills, thus the more complete and stimulating overview of life for 16th century women. Many books dealing with

The turbulent Tudor Age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it truly like to be a woman during this era? The Tudor period conjures up images of

Women in the Tudor age are often overshadowed by their male counterparts. Even those of royalty were deemed inferior to males. while women may have been classed

The political and military history of the sixteenth century is well known, and much written about, but what of the thousands of women who have, for the most par

This book recounts the journey of English midwives over six centuries and their battle for survival as a discrete profession, caring safely for childbearing wom