Hand-stitching and embroidery are as old as man. Fossilized evidence remains from 30,000 years ago of hand-stitched and decorated clothing.

90% of people in Tudor England lived and worked in villages or on farms. In the English countryside, the open field system was employed.

Renaissance chefs enjoyed delighting guests with amusing culinary tricks.

When all of the chores were finished, the people at Agecroft could prepare to turn in for the night. The Dauntesey family would retire to their bedchambers.

Servants who worked in the kitchen would put in very long days. This was especially true of the scullery maids (girls) and scullions (boys), whose job was to clean the kitchen.

The majority of the servants who worked at Agecroft Hall would have been out in the fields. They would have tended to the animals and raised the crops.

After having the large midday meal, the Dauntesey family would often want something light before heading to bed. This meal would often be referred to as super.

During the hours of daylight, Agecroft Hall would be accessible to family, servants and visitors – personal and business.