An Accidental History of Tudor England
From Daily Life to Sudden Death
Author: Steven Gunn and Tomasz Gromelski
A tour of Tudor England through the coroner's reports of ordinary people's various grizzly fatal accidents. A Horrible History for adults by leading Oxford historians.
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23rd June 2025
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A tour of Tudor England through the coroner's reports of ordinary people's various grizzly fatal accidents. A Horrible History for adults by leading Oxford historians.
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A new history of the Tudor world, told by uncovering ordinary people's grizzly fatal accidents.
There is untold history of Tudor England - the history of the several million subjects of their famous kings and queens. What did ordinary people do all day, in their homes, their work, their leisure and travel? An Accidental History of Tudor England explores the history of everyday life, and everyday death.Here we learn that fatal accidents were much more likely to take place during the agricultural peak season, with cart crashes, dangerous harvesting techniques, horse tramplings and windmill manglings all as major causes. We learn of bear attacks in north Oxford and a bowls-on-ice-incident on the Thames. We learn that casualties of the dissolution of the monasteries began with one unfortunate soul being struck by the falling piece of a bell tower. A brilliantly original insight into Tudor social history, this book puts ordinary people back into the big picture of Tudor England, bringing their world to life.About the Author
Steven Gunn (Author)
Professor Steven Gunn is a Professor of Early Modern History at Merton College, Oxford. He writes for BBC History Magazine and History Today, has contributed to radio and television programmes such as In Our Time and Time Team, and speaks regularly to Historical Association branches and sixth-form conferences. He is currently a trustee of the Royal Armouries.Tomasz Gromelski (Author) Dr Tomasz Gromelski is a Research Fellow in the Humanities at Wolfson College, Oxford. He is a researcher on the ESRC-funded project Everyday Life and Fatal Hazard in Sixteenth-Century England and on the Leverhulme-funded and Cambridge-based Living Standards and Material Culture in English Households, 1300-1600. He has also contributed to the Jagiellonians: Dynasty, Memory and Identity in Central Europe funded by the European Research Council. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.Product Details
Publisher
John Murray Press | John Murray Publishers Ltd
Published
19th June 2025
Pages
320
ISBN
9781529333756
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