PublishedAllen & Unwin, June 2011 |
ISBN9780571259526 |
FormatHardcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions24.1cm × 16.5cm × 3.3cm |
Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two 'dirty centuries'? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? All these questions will be answered in this juicy, smelly and truly intimate history of home life. Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen, covering the architectural history of each room, but concentrating on what people actually did in bed, in the bath, at the table, and at the stove.