Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day Richard Tames

Name: Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day By Richard Tames
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Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day by Richard Tames

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SeriesTraveling on 5

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This fact-packed guide provides all the practical advice a tourist needs to travel back four centuries to explore the booming city of London.

Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day Summary

Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day by Richard Tames

London is the magnet for the talents of a nation stirring to greatness. Shakespeare bestrides the stage. At Elizabeth's dazzling court Ralegh and Essex are rivals for her favour. From the shadows Dr Dee, mathematician and magician, proffers secret counsel to the Queen.

T&H picture researchers Sally Paley and Alice Foster won the Longman-History Today award 2010 for Historical Picture Researcher of the Year for their work on Shakespeare's London on 5 Groats a Day.

Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day Reviews

Makes the London of 1599 real in a way that a conventional history would not.
A lively, elegantly illustrated and illuminating guide ... it's time travel and it's fun.
A light-hearted and novel way to revisit the London of Shakespeare's day from a safe distance ... a lively guide.
An amazing little book that will become indispensable to students of Elizabethan and Stuart history as well as to those studying Shakespeare's plays.

About Richard Tames

Richard Tames is a Lecturer on London's history for the Institute of Tourist Guiding. He has written over twenty books on different aspects of English history, including Shakespeare's London on 5 Groats a Day.

Additional information

Sku

GOR008761746

ISBN 13

9780500287934

ISBN 10

0500287937

Title

Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day by Richard Tames

Author

Richard Tames

Series

Traveling on 5

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Year published

2009-06-01

Number of pages

151

Prizes

N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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