Alison Sim

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Alison Sim (born 1961) is an English freelance historian and author, specialising in the Tudor period.

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Biography

Sim was born in 1961. [1]

Sims lectures on Tudor food for the Mary Rose Trust and has worked as a guide at the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace. [2] She has also featured on podcasts focusing on the Tudor period. [3] [4]

Sims has also published several books on the Tudor period. Her book Pleasures & Pastimes in Tudor England (1999) explored the ideal for the Tudor sportsman or gentlewoman, pastimes such as dancing, fashion, music, the theatre and reading, and how leisure was shaped by religious calendar customs. [5] [6] [7] Her book The Tudor Housewife focused on marriage, childbirth, breastfeeding and the upbringing of children as well as how women were expected to manage businesses and household accounts in the period. [8]

Sim has written articles for magazines such as History Today. [9]

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sim, Alison, 1961". Library of Congress . Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Sim, Alison. (2002) Pleasures & Pastimes in Tudor England. Sutton Publishing.
  3. ↑ "Episode 106: Midsummer in Tudor England - Renaissance English History Podcast". 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Episode 165: A Tudor Easter - Renaissance English History Podcast". 19 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 Key, Newton (2006). "Book review: Pleasures Pastimes in Tudor England, by Alison Sim". International Journal of the History of Sport. 23. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "14 February - Valentine's Day". Tudor Society. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Ridgway, Claire (17 February 2015). "Shrove Tuesday, Pancakes and Lent - The Tudor Society". Tudor Society. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 "The Tudor Housewife". Bittern Books. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Royal Court and Progresses". History Today. 5 May 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Tudor Pastimes". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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