How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts
by Ruth Goodman
Ruth Goodman presents a lively guide to the darker, rowdier side of Elizabethan England. Through its rogues, fools, drunkards, liars, thieves, and braggarts, the book explores bad behavior and social misconduct, offering an accessible perspective on the customs and characters associated with the period.
About This Book
Ruth Goodman explores the less respectable side of Elizabethan England in this lively guide to bad behavior and social mischief.
From knaves and fools to harlots, drunkards, liars, thieves, and braggarts, the book examines the colorful types associated with misconduct in the period.
Its focus on improper conduct offers an accessible way to consider Elizabethan society, customs, and everyday attitudes toward behavior.
Written for readers interested in the past beyond its formal history, this book presents Elizabethan England through its rogues, transgressors, and social outcasts.
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