Despite the common belief that Tudors rarely bathed, they did have personal hygiene routines. As part of a HistoryExtra Academy series on Tudor life, historian Ruth Goodman shares how influential figures like Erasmus provided instructions for maintaining cleanliness, which young children were taught to follow throughout their lives. Filmed on location at Plas Mawr – an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales, now in the care of Cadw – our series with Ruth looks beyond the royals who often do

Invention of the Printing Press | How Johannes Gutenberg Changed the World Forever The invention of the printing press in 15th-century Europe marked one of the greatest turning points in human history. Developed by Johannes Gutenberg, the movable-type printing press made books faster, cheaper, and accessible to common people. This breakthrough sparked the Printing Revolution, accelerated the spread of knowledge, boosted literacy, fueled the Renaissance, and laid the foundation for modern educati