Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys
never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up?
When were the two 'dirty centuries'? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies
to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? All these questions - and
more - are answered in this juicy, truly intimate history of the home. Through t
he bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen, Lucy Worsley explores what people
actually did in bed, in the bath, at the table, and at the stove. From sauce-st
irring to breast-feeding, teeth-cleaning to masturbation, getting dressed to get
ting married, this book will make you see your home with new eyes.
