A very thorough look at what living during this time period entailed。 Portraits， clothing， ceremonies， etiquette and so much more。 My favorites were the smells that were everywhere， not only on the people， and the food。 What people of different ranks were allowed to wear， what they were allowed to do based on status。 Divided into specific chapters， it was well delineated， but sometimes too much。 This would， however， make a fantastic resource for those studying this time or for those writing fict A very thorough look at what living during this time period entailed。 Portraits， clothing， ceremonies， etiquette and so much more。 My favorites were the smells that were everywhere， not only on the people， and the food。 What people of different ranks were allowed to wear， what they were allowed to do based on status。 Divided into specific chapters， it was well delineated， but sometimes too much。 This would， however， make a fantastic resource for those studying this time or for those writing fiction set during this period。One thing of note， I always thought Henry VIIIth was a bit of a slob， but in fact he was the opposite。 Who knew？ARC from Edelweiss。 。。。more