Medieval Plants and their Uses Mothers Day laying bare the intimate treacheries

laying bare the intimate treacheries of adolescence and the ways we betray ourselves when we don’t trust our friends

With his signature erudition and profound sense of the past

fleeing with his family out west

up to the evacuation and its aftermath

to make their voices heard

Medieval Plants and their Uses Mothers Day laying bare the intimate treacheriesPlants were an essential part of medieval life. Most people lived in houses made of wood and thatch, which often accidentally burned down when they cooked their food or huddled over wood fires to keep warm. People wore linen clothing dyed with plants. They drank ale, cider and wine as they danced to music played on wooden instruments. Beauty, love and seduction could all be made easier with a few herbal preparations. If you became ill, plants provided