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Podcast: Smart Talk
Episode: Beauty in the Renaissance was a serious matter for women of wealth
Description: Beauty treatments for women during the Renaissance are discussed by Dr Erin Griffey from the University of Auckland during the 2019 Raising the Bar night. Listen to Dr Erin Griffey on the beauty treatments and regimes undertaken by women in the RenaissanceLooking flawless hundreds of years ago was no easy feat but, for royal women of Tudor and Stuart England, beauty was of extreme significance. Beauty was closely associated with purity, goodness and even chastity. In a bid to uphold a righteous reputation, queens invested vast amounts of time and money to make...