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Deadly bellringing and fatal bacon: grisly accidental Tudor deaths
Steven Gunn reveals what accidental deaths in Tudor England can reveal about everyday life in the era
- Ellie Cawthorne
Published: July 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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From drowning and agricultural mishaps to getting stabbed during a football match, crushed by a pig, scalded by porridge or suffocated by a fish, there were myriad ways to accidentally die in Tudor England. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, Steven Gunn reveals what coroners records of fatal accidents can teach us about daily life in the 16th century.
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Steven Gunn is the co-author, with Tomasz Gromelski, of An Accidental History of Tudor England: From Daily Life to Sudden Death (John Murray, 2025).
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Ellie CawthorneHead of content (audio)
Ellie Cawthorne is head of content (audio) at HistoryExtra
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