Episode 471
How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England
How did ordinary people navigate the perils of sickness and preserve life in an age where outcomes were always uncertain?
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
October 20, 202555m 31s
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Show Notes
<p>In 16th and 17th century England, the plague and pox, disease and injury were a daily presence. At at time when medicine was a complex interplay of tradition, faith and observation, survival depended not only on doctors and their remedies but also on resilience and community support. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Alanna Skuse to explore how ordinary people navigated the perils of sickness and the diverse healers who sought to preserve life in an age where outcomes were always uncertain.</p><br><p><strong>More: </strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5thaxsP3oMOIeE1ihx3VZy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Surgery in the Early Modern Age</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RPZhgQ2kVXcTcielpeu5v" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>3 Ways to Die in Early Modern Europe</strong></a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Windle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong> </p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>: </strong></p><p><a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on</a></p>
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