Episode 303
How to Live Like a Stuart Aristocrat
How did religious devotion and piety coexist with a lifestyle dominated by excess?
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
March 11, 202426m 34s
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Show Notes
<p>After the Restoration of the Monarchy, the upper classes took their cues from court life - its entertainments, costumes, food and leisure pursuits. The Stuart-era aristocracy were cultured, political, well educated, immoderate yet religious. So how did devotion and piety coexist with a lifestyle dominated by excess? </p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out from Ben Norman, historian and author of <em>Pomp and Piety: Everyday Life of the Aristocracy in Stuart England</em>.</p><br><p>This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.</p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code TUDORS - sign up <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here ></a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here ></a></p>
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