Watch the video below and find in it answers to these questions:

Tudor Beauty: Comprehension Questions

Answer the questions according to the video. Use the timestamps to find the relevant information.

1. Why was a pale complexion so desirable, and how could a woman's appearance influence her future? [1:26–2:50]

2. What was Venetian ceruse made from, and why did women find it so appealing? [3:02–4:00]

3. What vicious circle developed when lead-based makeup began to damage a woman's skin? [5:43–6:17]

4. What did mercury sublimate promise to do, and why did the treatment create further problems? [7:28–8:37]

5. How did dangerous court beauty fashions spread to other parts of society? [9:46–10:28]

6. What effect did an egg-white coating create, and how did it restrict women's facial expressions? [10:31–11:23]

7. Why did some women choose vermilion over safer alternatives, and how could the pigment enter their bodies? [11:39–12:39]

8. What look were belladonna eye drops meant to create, and what risks does the narrator associate with them? [12:39–13:38]

9. How did women create the fashionable high forehead, and why could attempts to prevent hair regrowth be dangerous? [14:02–15:12]

10. How did women try to achieve golden hair, and how could the treatment undermine the look they wanted? [15:14–16:27]

11. Why did many Tudors avoid full baths, and how did they clean themselves instead? [17:37–18:37]

12. What were pomanders, and what two purposes were they believed to serve? [18:50–19:23]

13. Why could blackened teeth be a sign of high status, and how did some poorer people imitate this look? [21:07–22:05]

14. What evidence does the narrator give that dangerous beauty fashions were not limited to women? [22:52–23:24]

15. Why does the narrator argue that people were not simply foolish to trust these beauty practices? [23:55–24:22; 25:20–25:57]