Imagine you were transported back in time to Tudor England and had to start a new life there, without smartphones, internet or social media. When transport means walking or, if you're lucky, horseback, how will you know where you are or where to go? Where will you live and where will you work? What will you eat and what shall you wear? And who can you turn to if you fall ill or are mugged in the street, or God forbid if you upset the king? In a period when execution by beheading was the fate of thousands how can you keep your head in Tudor England? All these questions and many more are answered in this new guidebook for time-travellers: How to Survive in Tudor England

An introduction to how to survive in Tudor England -- What happened to the Plantagenets in August 1485? -- Setting the scene -- A brief overview of Tudor history -- Social structure -- Being poor -- Dealing with the poor -- Sturdy rogues and con-artists -- Going abroad -- Being a gentlemen or lady -- Money -- London for the wealthy -- Education and employment opportunities -- New occupations -- Star-gazing -- Going to school -- Employment opportunities without academic qualifications -- Religion: a Tudor minefield -- Way things were before -- Don't speak about what monarchs are doing -- A bible in English -- Changing times -- Food and health -- What is new on the Tudor menu? -- Behave yourself at table -- Caring for the family -- New diseases -- Remedies -- Problems of fashion -- Women's dress -- Accessories -- Ruff - the epitome of Elizabethan fashion -- Men's dress -- Footwear -- Acts of apparel -- Home and family -- Heny VIII- a much-married monarch -- Childbirth - "to be or not to be?" -- Royal husbands and wannabees -- Surviving at the royal court -- Surviving fickle fortune -- Surviving the plague -- Secret agents and assassins -- A scapegoat? -- A playwright, an atheist, and a spy -- Travel -- Travel by road -- All at sea -- American dream -- Exploring Europe -- Leisure time -- Writing for money -- Playing games -- Football: England's not-so-beautiful game -- Music -- Conclusion