Tudor England | 3. Culture and innovation

This is a History Extra production. From vicious court politicking and cultural innovation to global voyages of discovery and total religious upheaval, Tudor, England was a turbulent and exciting place to be. In this History Extra podcast series, we're heading right to the beating heart of the era to uncover what life was like for those who lived through it. I'm your host, Emily Briffitt, and I'm joined by author, historian and broadcaster Tracy Bormann. In this third episode, we'll be sampling the cultural delights of the Tudors, touching on art and literature, fashion and festivals, and science and innovation.

Welcome back, Tracy, for this the third time. I am very excited because there's such rich material to talk about in this episode. There's so much we're going to cover. Now, last episode we spoke all about daily life. And to start this episode with a kind of similar topic.

We should talk about food and drink. We should. This is when my stomach is going to start rumbling because actually some of this food sounds pretty nice and it's hard to avoid food and drink. Of course, for anyone, it's the stuff of life, but it's particularly the stuff of Tudor life. So what did the Tudor diet consist of?

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