Why read The Domestic Revolution?

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'Ruth is the queen of living history - long may she reign.'
Lucy Worsley

A large black cast iron range glowing hot, the kettle steaming on top, provider of everything from bath water and clean socks to morning tea: it's a nostalgic icon of a Victorian way of life. But…

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1 author picked The Domestic Revolution as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Susan Price

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Ruth Goodman is well known in the UK for such programs as "Tudor Farm," where she recreates daily life and work in the past. I love watching her: she’s bubbly, enthusiastic and funny. Her book doesn’t disappoint.

The Domestic Revolution of the title is the change-over from burning wood or peat in the home to burning coal, which happened earlier in the UK than elsewhere.

Are you thinking, as I did, that it didn’t make much difference? Wrong! Read this book, and you’ll find that it changed almost everything: architecture, furniture, pots and pans, the food cooked.

A fascinating…

From Susan's 3 favorite reads in 2023.