For the past few years Little Moreton Hall’s costumed interpreters have been looking at the day-to-day life of Tudor children. Visitors can follow a typical daily routine of one of the Moreton children from daybreak to bedtime. As part of our look at Tudor childhood this year we will be looking at bedtime routines and preparations. The Tudors believed that good-quality sleep was essential for physical and mental health for all men, women and children. Sleep was one of the ‘six non-natural things’ – elements of your everyday life that you would regulate in order to keep your humours in check and therefore stay well; everyday life balance used as preventative medicine. Our young visitors can have a go at getting dressed, Tudor lessons, mealtimes and manners, games and medicine, and experience what Tudor children did in the run up to bedtime and how their preparations compare to our own. As part of the ‘How We Used to Sleep’ project we are working with The Children’s Sleep Charity who provide tips and training to parents and professionals in how to ensure children and teenagers sleep well. Come along and see if we can spot any similarities and, yet again, learn something from the Tudors about the importance of sleep.

 

Runs Saturday 1 July to Sunday 30 July, Weds-Sun

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/little-moreton-hall/whats-on

 

http://www.thechildrenssleepcharity.org.uk/index.php