A fascinating guest post from Beth of Beth's Historical Blog busting some myths on bodily hygiene in the Tudor age.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to time-travel back to Tudor times, then try to explain 21st century technology to the Tudor people? How would you find the terms that are understandable to 16th century minds?

What did baths and hygiene mean in Tudor times – at different levels of society?

We tend to focus so much of our historical spotlight on the Kings, Queens and nobles of the Tudor period – that we can perhaps be forgiven for thinking that Tudor costume was defined by the ladies and gentlemen who populated the Tudor Court.