Fleeing the plague
I wanted to share with you some great Tudor events coming up at Hertford Museum. I particularly like the sound of Mud, Sweat and Beer as I am fascinated by Tudor diseases and cures.
Mud, Sweat and Beer – Everyday Life in Tudor Times
Saturday 2nd April – Saturday 3rd September 2011
Find out how gruesome diseases were treated, discover toe curling punishments and work up an appetite for Tudor food. Would you survive a Tudor childhood?
Bringing together a wide range of amazing Tudor artefacts, this exciting exhibition explores the everyday life Tudor people; from the penniless to the privileged.
Free entry.
Tudor and Jacobean Gardens – a talk by Kate Harwood
Saturday 7th May 2011 2.00 pm
This talk will take place in the Andrews Room, which looks out onto the museum’s very own Jacobean style knot garden. Kate Harwood is a lecturer, researcher and writer on Garden History.
£4 per person.
Please book in advance by contacting the museum on 01992 582686.
Tudor Easter Holiday Activities
Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th April 2011, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm
Make a miniature knot garden, have a go at illuminated letters and make a Tudor character
£1.50 per child, drop-in
Tuesday 19th – Thursday 21st April 2011, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm
Make a smelly pomander, a heraldic shield and a Tudor ruff!
£1.50 per child, drop-in
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