User:LTYear4/sandbox/Year 4 Tudor fact file

TUDOR HYGIENE ''Bathrooms were very rare in Tudor houses.On average Tudors took a full bath twice a year.Rich people probably washed quite often. There are lots of recipies for cleaning teeth powders. Most people used soot from chimney to rub over there teeth then chalk or salt for a whitener.

Tudor toilet habits were revolting! People would wee just about anywhere, including in the corners of rooms and even in the streets! People did their business in a bucket and threw it out the window.

Tudor houses were designed like steps. People took care to shelter beneath the steps (called eaves) so they could avoid the toilet waste being poured down on top of them.

Life in Tudor Britain was hard. The average life expectancy was just 35-38 years. 30% of children died before their tenth birthday.

Some beauty treatments were very dangerous. Today, people are accused of risking their lives for a tan, but during the region of queen Elizabeth they risked their lives to appear pale.

== TUDOR JEWELLERY AND FASHION ==

Tudor jewellery was similar to today. the Poor had to use glass, bone, mother of pearl, metal, horn and wood for their jewellery. Poor women wore a dress of wool that went down to the ground.

Precious jewels were usually surrounded in gold. Tudor England is famous for its beautiful and ornate clothes, particularly during the reign of Elizabeth I.

== TUDOR LIFESTYLE ==

On Tudor farms, their alarm clocks were their cockrels, which crows at dawn every morning. Over 90% of the population lived in small villages and made their living from farming. Most Tudors lived in the country, but some people lived in big towns and cities.

For entertainment, Tudors went to see jousting, which is when knights get on horses and try to knock each other off with long poles. Watching plays in Tudor times was very popular. By 1595, 15,000 people a week were watching plays in London. It was during Elizabeths reign the first real theatres were built in England. The globe theartre in London is built on the River Thames. It was circular and had seats around the walls which costed two pence or three pence if you had a cushion. The seats around the walls enabled to watch the play and kept them out of the worst weather. Most theartres had no roof. In the globe, Shakespeare performed. his most famous plays were Romeo and Juliet, Tempest and Hamlet.

Rich people often hunted deer, boars, foxes, hares and even badgers. In Tudor times most people lived up to only 35.Queen Elizabeth,Queen Mary and King Henry VIII enjoyed hunting. King Edward enjoyed reading and King henry VII enjoyed gambling and building houses. 75% of the food rich people ate was MEAT.You would put some fruits in syrup to make them last longer.