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Artwork: Rural life in the 16th and 17th centuries

Letterlocking in the 16th century

Before the invention of the envelope, people had to devise ways to protect the content of their correspondence. Once the letter was...

Tudor Remedies: Moss

Moss shows up in 16-17th century recipe and remedy books as an aid to stop bleeding caused by accidents with all manner of cutting tools...

Tudor remedies: Chestnuts

On the properties of chestnuts In the 16th century chestnuts were eaten much like today, roasted. They were considered to have hot and...

Intro Day : Recreation of Tudor 1520 at Kentwell

I visited Kentwell Hall for the first time in September 2019 during Michaelmas. Tudor village life was being recreated and it felt like...

Tudor Christmas at Avebury Manor

After New Year's I visited the prehistoric stone circles at Avebury and Avebury Manor. Avebury Manor was originally built in the 12th...

About Geanina

I am a stillroom historian, forager and geography teacher based in London.

I'm fascinated with the stillrooms of the 16th and 17th century, where the scents of roses, herbs and spices filled the air and the maids and gentlewomen used skills and recipes passed on from one generation to the next.

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