The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
We think of her reign (1558-1603) as a golden age of maritime heroes, like Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake, and of great writers, such as Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare.
Ian Mortimer manages to inform and delight in equal measure-- Sue Baker * The Bookseller *
It is a magnificent social history, rich and scholarly, but with the verve and intrigue of a great novel -- Rory Clements
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 -- Kathryn Hughes * Mail on Sunday *
An astonishingly colourful portrait of an astonishingly colourful era, one sophisticated enough to include, and make sense of, all its contradictions. It is as if Mortimer has restored an old painting, stripping it of its cloaking layers of brown varnish to reveal its vitality and life afresh -- Toby Clements * Daily Telegraph *
Mortimer brings...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 *
It is a magnificent social history, rich and scholarly, but with the verve and intrigue of a great novel -- Rory Clements
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 -- Kathryn Hughes * Mail on Sunday *
An astonishingly colourful portrait of an astonishingly colourful era, one sophisticated enough to include, and make sense of, all its contradictions. It is as if Mortimer has restored an old painting, stripping it of its cloaking layers of brown varnish to reveal its vitality and life afresh -- Toby Clements * Daily Telegraph *
Mortimer brings...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 *
Dr Ian Mortimer is the author of the bestselling Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, eight other books and many peer-reviewed articles on English history between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was awarded the Alexander Prize (2004) for his work on the social history of medicine in seventeenth-century England. In June 2011, the University of Exeter awarded him a higher doctorate (D.Litt.) by examination, on the strength of his historical work. He also writes historical fiction, published under his middle names (James Forrester). He lives with his wife and three children on the edge of Dartmoor, in Devon. For further information about him and a full bibliography, see his website: www.ianmortimer.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847921147 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847921140 |
| Title | The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England |
| Author | Ian Mortimer |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
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