You wouldn't want to be ill in Tudor times! - Kathryn Senior

The Hodder Reading Project Level 3-4 identifies blocks to progression and takes pupils from National Curriculum Level 3 to Level 4. It comprises the Teacher's Resource, Pupil's Book and 6 Readers.

Reader 3, Level 3, You Wouldn't Want To Be Ill In Tudor Times! by Kathryn Senior.

A humorous - and gruesome - introduction to medicine and illness in the Tudor period with information on: training and hospitals, superstitions and witchcraft, battlefield and war surgery, the plague, false limbs, herbs and medicines, and childbirth. Funny, full-colour illustrations throughout complement the historically accurate but engaging and humorous text.

'Cartoon-style illustrations perfectly match the darkly humorous text.' BBC History

'Social history cloaked in hilarity.' The Guardian