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The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England

By: Ian Mortimer
Narrated by: Mike Grady
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What was it actually like to live in Elizabethan England? If you could travel to the past and walk the streets of London in the 1590s, where would you stay? What would you eat? What would you wear? Would you really have a sense of it being a glorious age? And if so, how would that glory sit alongside the vagrants, diseases, violence, sexism and famine of the time? In this book Ian Mortimer answers the key questions that a visitor to late 16th-century England would ask.

©2012 Ian Mortimer (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd Europe Great Britain Renaissance England Thought-Provoking Middle Ages Tudor

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my daughter got me this as a Christmas present. I had never heard of it before. but I loved it and I'm now looking at other books by this author.
it was so interesting.

loved this whole book.

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What did you like most about The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England?

I liked this book as it focused on the ordinary lives of people at the time; how they lived day to day life, how they thought and viewed the world.

What does Mike Grady bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Very well narrated, definitely ignited my imagination.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No. It is a book on facts regarding the period of the time. It is meant to read as a 'guide' and therefore very little emotional content.

Any additional comments?

This is a 'light' read. It would be perfect for younger listeners as it is easy to follow and no complicated terminology or pretentiousness. At the same time it is not patronising or simplified.

Simplistic yet interesting

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it's a real eye opener into our true day to day history, well worth the trip

full of info, a great journey.

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This is one of my favourite books ever. It really deals with everyday life and the social mores and customs of the time. You find out what people ate, what they did in leisure time, how they washed (or didn't), what a hostel was like, the things they valued. It is a wealth of nuggets. I come back to listen to parts of this book time and time again. You can feel the authority of an author who has really done his homework and no doubt mountains of research and yet he writes in a totally accessible and easy manner as if he were talking to you directly. I cannot reccommend this book highly enough. When can we expect more Traveller's guides to other periods?

Absolutely brilliant

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This along with others in the series are the only books I’ve listened to over and over again. Easy to listen to nice rounded voice and well read, full of great content. You can imagine yourself actually there in that moment. I love the factual material mixed with using your imagination to make things come to life. Excellent!!!, a winning combination.

Never disappointed

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