The five Tudor monarchs--Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I--were some of the most influential rulers in British history. This volume explores all aspects of life in the Tudor age, from life at court (and at the grand country estates where Queen Elizabeth paused during her famous "progresses") to the day-to-day activities at the teeming taverns and plague-ridden cities of the Tudor kingdom. With chapters on the people, palaces and pastimes of the age, some amusing secrets of the Tudor medicine cabinet and closet, and stories from some of the most fabulous, eccentric, and opulent entertainments of the age, it will delight anyone with an interest in Tudor history.