Who we are
At the dawn of modern British life the late Elizabethan period is one of the most colourful and enigmatic in our history. This is our passion, we love researching, experimenting and rediscovering the ordinary facets of daily living for men, women and children in…
Elizabethan Food and Dining
There’s more to food than you might think. Have a look at this photo gallery of an event we have staged on several occasions for Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. Everybody is interested in food and it’s an accessible way to bring the past to life….
Painters Workshop
Focusing on a single trade, we provide a detailed exploration of Elizabethan art and it’s craft practices. Painters were skilled craftsmen whose work touched almost every corner of Elizabethan life, from cutting edge scientific discovery, and religious devotions to Inn signs in remote villages….
The Elizabethan Trayned Bandes
The Trayned Bandes had 3 general components; The trained bands; The untrained men and The pioneers. All men between 16 and 60 were elligible. The Trained bands were the chosen volunteers from the local community who would spend up to 2 days a month…
Money, Finance, Scams & Wheezes
Britain throughout the 16th century and long before was a money economy. The poorest being perhaps the most reliant on cash, having no land or other means of production with which to produce the necessities of life, wages and charity having to supply all….
Popular Medicine
Documentation As with modern Britain, Elizabethan Britain had many different providers of healthcare – Physicians, Apothecaries, Surgeons, Bonesetters, Midwives, Cunning men/ women, Keepers, Wives and Mothers. Some of these practiced medicine full time and others as a part time business, some were professionally trained…