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The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England

In a lavish and groundbreaking way of exploring history, Dr. Ian Mortimer looks back at the time of Queen Elizabeth I and explores the lives of the rich and poor. How did the peasantry survive? How did the privileged become and then stay rich? And what changes were occurring for all? Take a journey through the Golden Age of English history with this unique Tudor history documentary.

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Ep 1: The Common People How did the old, sick and desperately poor survive in Queen Elizabeth I’s Britain?

Although most people have images of courtiers with fine clothes in lavish palaces, the reality was that most people during Queen Elizabeth’s I’s reign were poor. In this fascinating history documentary, Dr. Ian Mortimer looks at those struggling during the Golden Age of English history. What is it like to live in a dark, dank, smoke-filled hovel where peasants could earn only four pence a day?

Ep 2: The Rich With the Elizabethan elite, ruff size mattered, and the wrong word could get you killed.

Get ready to enter a cut-throat world. Literally. Spies circle the great and good, one false word from your servants might cost you everything and the size of your ruff could make all the difference. In this innovative history documentary, Dr. Ian Mortimer introduces you to the world of the Elizabethan rich and privileged. There is much to learn about how the wealthy dress, greet and behave.

Ep 3: Brave New World How education, urbanization and science helped a burgeoning Elizabethan middle class.

One group emerged during the reign of Elizabeth I: the middle classes. In this compelling history documentary, Dr. Ian Mortimer travels through a new and upwardly mobile section of Elizabethan society. He reveals how urbanization improved lives, heads to Shakespeare’s school to learn how education transformed society and explores how this age of discovery helped spur a scientific revolution.

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The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England

By ian mortimer, category: european world history.

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An entertaining, accessible guide to Elizabethan England—the latest in the Time Traveler’s Guide series Acclaimed historian Ian Mortimer shows readers that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. Using diaries, letters, books, and other writings of the day, Mortimer offers a masterful portrait of daily life in Elizabethan England, re-creating the sights, sounds, and customs of the sixteenth century from the perspective of both peasants and royals. Through this lens, we can begin to understand Queen Elizabeth’s subjects not only as a people profoundly shaped by the time in which they lived, but also as the people who shaped the world we know and the people we are today.

The author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England takes you through the world of Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I From the author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England , this popular history explores daily life in Queen Elizabeth’s England, taking us inside the homes and minds of ordinary citizens as well as luminaries of the period, including Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Francis Drake. Organized as a travel guide for the time-hopping tourist, Mortimer relates in delightful (and occasionally disturbing) detail everything from the sounds and smells of sixteenth-century England to the complex and contradictory Elizabethan attitudes toward violence, class, sex, and religion.   Original enough to interest those with previous knowledge of Elizabethan England and accessible enough to entertain those without, The Time Traveler’s Guide is a book for Elizabethan enthusiasts and history buffs alike.

About Ian Mortimer

Ian Mortimer is the author of two other medieval biographies: The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer and The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III.

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'A fresh and funny book that wears its learning lightly' Independent Discover the era of William Shakespeare and Elizabeth I through the sharp, informative and hilarious eyes of Ian Mortimer. We think of Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558-1603) as a golden age. But 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 reveals a country in which life expectancy is in the early thirties, people still starve to death and Catholics are persecuted for their faith. Yet it produces some of the finest writing in the English language, some of the most magnificent architecture, and sees Elizabeth's subjects settle in America and circumnavigate the globe. Welcome to a country that is, in all its contradictions, the very crucible of the modern world. 'Vivid trip back to the 16th century...highly entertaining book' Guardian

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• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0099542070
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 2.79 x 19.81 cm
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Dr Ian Mortimer has been described by The Times newspaper as 'the most remarkable medieval historian of our time'. He is best known as the author of The Time Traveller's Guides: to Medieval England (2008); to Elizabethan England (2012); to Restoration Britain (2017); and to Regency Britain (2020). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and has published research in academic journals touching on every century from the twelfth to the twentieth.

He also writes in other genres. His latest novel, 'The Outcasts of Time', which takes place across the years 1348-1942, won the 2019 Winston Graham Prize for historical fiction. His first three novels, the Clarenceux Trilogy, set in the 1560s, appeared under his middle names, 'James Forrester'. In the year he turned fifty he wrote a memoir about the meaning of running, Why Running Matters (published in 2019).

He lives on the northeast of Dartmoor, in the southwest of England. For more information, see www.ianmortimer.com

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Ian Mortimer transports viewers back to Elizabethan England and reveals, in vivid detail, a living, breathing Tudor world. Viewers learn how ordinary Tudor housewives turned plants into medi... Read all Ian Mortimer transports viewers back to Elizabethan England and reveals, in vivid detail, a living, breathing Tudor world. Viewers learn how ordinary Tudor housewives turned plants into medicine, how the middle classes kept themselves clean using linen cloths, how the poor made p... Read all Ian Mortimer transports viewers back to Elizabethan England and reveals, in vivid detail, a living, breathing Tudor world. Viewers learn how ordinary Tudor housewives turned plants into medicine, how the middle classes kept themselves clean using linen cloths, how the poor made pottage, how cooks of the rich devised recipes for new ingredients, and how Tudors learned ... Read all

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The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England Kindle Edition

• Book 2 of 4 Ian Mortimer’s Time Traveller’s Guides
• Print length 417 pages
• Language English
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• Publisher Penguin Books
• Publication date June 27, 2013
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• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AFPVO2S
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books (June 27, 2013)
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2013
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 5812 KB
• Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 417 pages
• #31 in 16th Century World History
• #241 in History of LGBTQ+ & Gender Studies
• #535 in England History

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Ian mortimer.

Dr Ian Mortimer has been described by The Times newspaper as 'the most remarkable medieval historian of our time'. He is best known as the author of The Time Traveller's Guides: to Medieval England (2008); to Elizabethan England (2012); to Restoration Britain (2017); and to Regency Britain (2020). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and has published research in academic journals touching on every century from the twelfth to the twentieth.

He also writes in other genres. His latest novel, 'The Outcasts of Time', which takes place across the years 1348-1942, won the 2019 Winston Graham Prize for historical fiction. His first three novels, the Clarenceux Trilogy, set in the 1560s, appeared under his middle names, 'James Forrester'. In the year he turned fifty he wrote a memoir about the meaning of running, Why Running Matters (published in 2019).

He lives on the northeast of Dartmoor, in the southwest of England. For more information, see www.ianmortimer.com

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Time Traveller's Guides #2

The time traveller's guide to elizabethan england, ian mortimer.

432 pages, Hardcover

First published July 2, 2010

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• Published: 1 May 2013
• ISBN: 9780099542070
• Imprint: Vintage
• Format: Paperback
• RRP: $22.99

The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England

Ian Mortimer

From the author of one of the biggest-selling history books of recent years, the follow-up to The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England .

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. But 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 reveals a country in which life expectancy is in the early thirties, people still starve to death and Catholics are persecuted for their faith. Yet it produces some of the finest writing in the English language, some of the most magnificent architecture, and sees Elizabeth's subjects settle in America and circumnavigate the globe. Welcome to a country that is, in all its contradictions, the very crucible of the modern world.

'Vivid trip back to the 16th century...highly entertaining book' Guardian

About the author

Dr Ian Mortimer is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England and The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England , as well as four critically acclaimed medieval biographies, and numerous scholarly articles on subjects ranging in date from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1998. His work on the social history of medicine won the Alexander Prize (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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Praise for The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England

Ian Mortimer manages to inform and delight in equal measure. Sue Baker, 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 Kathryn Hughes, 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 Rebecca Armstrong, 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

Entertaining history of the country's landscape, people, religion, health and culture in the 16th century The Times

Fascinating account of everyday life in Elizabethan England. PA syndicated review

It is a magnificent social history, rich and scholarly, but with the verve and intrigue of a great novel. Rory Clements

Fascinatingly readable John Ure, Country Life

Mortimer's book has something for everyone... His curiosity is boundless and his profound scholarship is leavened by a sense of fun Christopher Silver, Daily Express

Mortimer's intriguing step-by-step guide to everyday Elizabethan life is studded with gems. A delightful book, full of busy research lightly worn, that is as accessible and entertaining a guide as you will find to living in past times. Andrew Holgate, Sunday Times, Culture Magazine

Ian Mortimer realistically describes the down-to-earth details of everyday living and stirring times in the England before and after the 1590s Ian Finlayson, Saga Magazine

Anyone looking to write a novel about Tudor times would do well to investigate Mortimer's excellent work... Lesley McDowell, Glasgow Sunday Herald

It's like Horrible Histories for grown-ups, and I mean that as a compliment Brandon Robshaw, Independent on Sunday

Absolutely fascinating and great fun Sally Morris, Daily Mail

Mortimer unpicks a period of time conflicted in the history books, his vivid portrayal helping in understanding these contradictions Antonia Charlesworth, Big Issue in the North

Mortimer's Tardis does the job with a welter of detail. Christopher Hirst, Independent

An engaging book that can be read with pleasure Susan Doran, BBC History Magazine

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