The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
The past is a foreign country - this is your guide, from the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England We think of Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558-1603) as a golden age.
Ian Mortimer manages to inform and delight in equal measure* The Bookseller *
As Mortimer puts it, "sometimes the past will inspire you, sometimes it will make you weep". What it won't do, thanks to this enthralling book, is leave you unmoved * Mail on Sunday *
With Shakespeare on hand to give us extra insight into how Elizabethans saw themselves (and what they - often to our eyes inexplicably - found funny), and a society playing out its growing sense of self-awareness as it tiptoes to a modern age, the stage is set for a fresh and funny book that wears its learning lightly * Independent *
Mortimer brings the same depth and flair to the age of Shakespeare and the Virgin Queen. From dental hygiene to table manners, the findings fascinate - even if we don't wish that we were there * Independent i *
Mortimer's book has something for everyone... His curiosity is boundless and his profound scholarship is leavened by a sense of fun * Daily Express *
As Mortimer puts it, "sometimes the past will inspire you, sometimes it will make you weep". What it won't do, thanks to this enthralling book, is leave you unmoved * Mail on Sunday *
With Shakespeare on hand to give us extra insight into how Elizabethans saw themselves (and what they - often to our eyes inexplicably - found funny), and a society playing out its growing sense of self-awareness as it tiptoes to a modern age, the stage is set for a fresh and funny book that wears its learning lightly * Independent *
Mortimer brings the same depth and flair to the age of Shakespeare and the Virgin Queen. From dental hygiene to table manners, the findings fascinate - even if we don't wish that we were there * Independent i *
Mortimer's book has something for everyone... His curiosity is boundless and his profound scholarship is leavened by a sense of fun * Daily Express *
Dr Ian Mortimer is the Sunday Times-bestselling author of the Time Traveller's Guides to Medieval England, Elizabethan England, Restoration Britain and Regency Britain, as well as four critically acclaimed medieval biographies. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1998. His work on the social history of medicine won the Alexander Prize in 2004 and was published by the Royal Historical Society in 2009. He lives with his wife and three children in Moretonhampstead, on the edge of Dartmoor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099542070 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099542072 |
| Title | The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England |
| Author | Ian Mortimer |
| Series | Ian MortimerâÂÂs Time TravellerâÂÂs Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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