The time traveler's guide to Elizabethan England / Ian Mortimer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mortimer, Ian, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England--Social life and customs--16th century.

England.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.

Great Britain.

England--Social conditions--16th century.

Physical Description:

xx, 393 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Viking, [2013]

Summary:

" ... 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."--Publisher's statement.

Contents:

The landscape

The people

Religion

Character

Basic essentials

What to wear

Traveling

Where to stay

What to eat and drink

Hygiene, illness, and medicine

Law and disorder

Entertainment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-360) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780670026074 ;

OCLC:

861015425