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- TV's social historian Dr Lucy Worsley talks to the Brontë Society

Chamberpots, tinkers and tapeworms add up to a fascinating evening
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Dr Lucy Worsley's talk was completely sold out on May 16, 2013, and wall-to-wall Dr Lucy admirers had a great evening, learning about lots of fascinating domestic details, including:

  • The Tudor chamber pot that's been dug up at Kew Palace and was never fully emptied out...
  • The correct order for sleeping a whole family and visitors in one bed
  • Why Tudors thought it was more hygienic to change your shirt than have a bath
  • How medieval cottagers made sure they didn't get tapeworm...
  • Oh - and how Dr Lucy used the Brontë Parsonage Museum to cure a rotten champagne hangover!

A  fascinating night. Thank you so much, Lucy!

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