Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day
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Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day by Richard Tames
Provides the information to travel back in time to Elizabethan London. This book helps you: find out the best way to the capital and where to stay; saunter over London Bridge, with its hundreds of shops and houses; glimpse Her Majesty at Whitehall, Europe's largest palace; and, watch the finest plays and players at the Rose Theatre.
'A lively, elegantly illustrated and illuminating guide … it’s time travel and it’s fun ' - The Times
'A light-hearted and novel way to revisit the London of Shakespeare’s day from a safe distance … a lively guide' - Times Literary Supplement
'An amazing little book that will become indispensable to students of Elizabethan and Stuart history as well as to those studying Shakespeare’s plays' - Contemporary Review
'A joy to read, and to look at … full of delights and packed with detailPublic, academic and college libraries should stock this book, both for the pleasure of their users and to provide them with a slightly unusual way of researching the London of Shakespeare's time' - Reference Reviews
'A light-hearted and novel way to revisit the London of Shakespeare’s day from a safe distance … a lively guide' - Times Literary Supplement
'An amazing little book that will become indispensable to students of Elizabethan and Stuart history as well as to those studying Shakespeare’s plays' - Contemporary Review
'A joy to read, and to look at … full of delights and packed with detailPublic, academic and college libraries should stock this book, both for the pleasure of their users and to provide them with a slightly unusual way of researching the London of Shakespeare's time' - Reference Reviews
Richard Tames lectures on history at Syracuse University London and is a Blue Badge guide. His twenty books on British history include England’s Forgotten Past.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500251508 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500251509 |
| Title | Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day |
| Author | Richard Tames |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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