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The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
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If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history.
It's the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London, bawdy comedy and the libertine court of Charles II, Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music and Isaac Newton in science. In The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain, Ian Mortimer answers the crucial questions that a prospective traveller to 17th-century Britain would ask.
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- Mr David Kemp
- 04-11-21
An interesting spin on a history book
I definitely learnt new things and the way it was told, from a human perspective might help some of it to stick.
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- Kenny Gray
- 14-04-21
Brilliantly Researched
Witty, articulate, hugely informative.
Never gets boring or tedious.
Cannot recommend highly enough
Enjoy.
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- LAWRENCE WOODHOUSE
- 12-01-18
Superb listen
Daily life in the latter part of the ©17th.
I spent many late nights and early mornings listening to this superb book.
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- Victor Matthews
- 31-07-21
Interesting.
Although i found the subject matter interesting ,i will not listen or read other books in this series ,as there are so many classic novels i wish to read and listen to on Audible factual books will be read and listened to once in a while only.The narrator is excellent.
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- Modern Min
- 24-03-21
Great Bedtime Story Material
As someone who has trouble sleeping, I found this the ideal book to listen to in bed. It is full of interesting stuff about life from 1660 onwards. I find Greg Wagland's narration soothing to listen to and drop off quite quickly (sorry Greg). The good thing is, there's no plot line to worry about missing when you fall asleep. I just catch up with the missing bits another time (mind you, I've listened to it nearly every night since the start of lockdown, so could probably answer questions on Mastermind on this subject now!) It's a pity history lessons at school were never this interesting.
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- djs218
- 28-01-18
Interesting
Well written and read. Fascinating insight into events and daily life of this time. Enjoyed from start to finish.
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- Campesque
- 28-02-18
Simply wonderful.
I love my history, and the 17th century is a favourite period. I have devoured Samuel Pepys's diary in it's entirety, and numerous other books from the period and, apart from the diary, this has been my absolute favourite. I really enjoyed my travels in Restoration Britain, experiencing every aspect of daily life to the full.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was a very pleasant companion. I didn't want the book to end and will be journeying back to Mediaeval England with the same author next!
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- twigs way
- 10-12-18
Enjoyable way to learn history, but looses its way
Ian Mortimer's 'Time Traveller' series is always an enjoyable and light hearted way to top of historical knowledge and in particular the details which usually get edited out of more 'academic' histories -there are always some intriguing facts that stay with one - and the narration is excellent. This one seemed to forget it was a 'time travellers guide' for about the last 45 minutes though and became increasingly just a 'history of' - which was a shame - but I am not sure how he could have dealt with composers and writers in any other way - the time traveller could hardly have attended endless concerts!
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- Richard
- 26-08-18
Enjoyable and informative
I like the style in which Iain Mortimer explains life in past times - it is evocative and helps bring it to life.
My only criticism is that I found it a little too long although that might simply be a reflection of the fact I've had less time recently for listening to audio books.
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- MysteryMan
- 08-11-21
Brilliant!
Having listened to the Tome Travellers Guide to Medieval England I expected another high standard journey into the past and I was not disappointed! This book is a thoughtful, insightful and superbly detailed tour de force through the aspects of restoration Britain and the realities of life at the time including economy, daily life, crime and punishment, theatre, literature, poetry, the arts, science, agriculture, society, food and drink, occupations, fortunes and misfortunes, currency, - you name it, it’s in here.
If you even hold a passing interest in history and the ways people lived in the past this book will entertain and enthrall. The narration performance is also excellent - an all round first class offering and one of my top 5 Audible purchases. Get it, it’s brilliant.
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