This book shows how various plants were used for cooking and brewing, medicines and cosmetics, in the making and care of clothes, and finally to keep rooms fresh, fragrant and decorated during the seventeenth-century. Richly illustrated, it provides an intriguing and original focus on the domestic history of Stuart England.

Looks at all the uses of plants in the home in the 17th century, from their use in cooking and brewing to medicine and cosmetics, the making and caring of clothes, and decoration.