Boil a Mouse in Urine – Childcare in Tudor and Stuart times
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Boil a Mouse in Urine – Childcare in Tudor and Stuart times
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
What you need to know
Boil a Mouse in Urine – Childcare in Tudor and Stuart times
This talk will reveal the ways in which people cared for their young children in the 16th and 17th centuries, many of which were very different from modern practice. At the same time, people are basically the same, and the needs of children remain constant.
The title is the first part of an old remedy for a childcare problem. As this suggests, our forebears did not always do things as we do!
This lavishly illustrated talk takes the audience back in time some four centuries or more. I explore some of the ways in which children were brought into the world and their early years care in the period of the Tudors and Stuarts. It is a talk that has proven to be popular and enjoyable, and never fails to provoke discussion and laughter – and some shock and horror.
Date and Time:
Saturday 8th August
11am
Location:
Old Baptist Chapel,
Old Baptist Chapel Court,
Off Church Street,
Tewkesbury,
GL20 5RZ
Tickets:
Adults: £7.00
Concessions: £5.50
Children: £3.00
Location
Old Baptist Chapel
Old Baptist Chapel Court, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5RZ United Kingdom
Find us by the Abbey in a beautifully restored row of timber framed buildings. The Old Baptist Chapel is located opposite the museum, along a little medieval alleyway.
Car: Take Junction 9 off the M5 and follow the signs to Tewkesbury Abbey.
There are numerous car parks nearby. You may also want to consider a car share.
Rail: The nearest railway station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury. There is a bus stop a short walk away for the 42 bus will bring you into Tewkesbury.
Bus: As well as the bus that serves the railway station, there is also a regular service from Cheltenham (41) which stops in the Crescent which is almost next to the museum. There is also a bus service from Gloucester (71) which stops in the town centre, which is a short walk away.
Bike: If you cycle to the museum you may leave your bike in our courtyard garden.
When
- Saturday, August 8, 2026 11:00 AM
- Doors open 10:45 AM
- Timezone: United Kingdom Time
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- John Moore Museum
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