![]() The book is divided into the following sections: London Houses Interiors Gardens, Parks and Open Spaces Communications, Medicine and Dentistry Clothes, Jewellery, Cosmetics, Hairdressing, Washing etc Housework, Laundry and Shopping Cooking, Meals, Food and Drink Sex Households Education, Literacy and Speech Hobbies, Excursions, Family Occasions and Etiquette Divers Events and Acts in the Law Money, Poverty and Class Religion and Popular Beliefs and the World Picture. Using a comprehensive range of sources (including the diaries of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn and countless papers and observations from the time), Liza Picard aims to give an introduction to life in London between 16 (although she also uses sources from outside these time periods where the same illuminates the period). The London of 300 years ago is brought vividly (and sometimes horrifyingly) to life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Making use of every possible contemporary source, Liza Picard presents an engrossing picture of daily life in London in the decade between 16: the streets, houses and gardens cooking, housework, laundry and shopping clothes and jewellery, cosmetics and hairdressing medicine, sex education, hobbies and etiquette law and crime, religion and popular belief. How did you clean your teeth in the 1600s? What make-up did you wear? What pets did you keep? ![]()
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