The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England

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Imagine you could get into a time machine and travel back to the 14th century This text sets out to explain what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking the reader to the Middle Ages, and showing everything from the horrors of leprosy and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and haute couture. Free Read [ The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England ] by [ Ian Mortimer ] – kino-fada.fr A very fun, entertaining book Here are a few things I learned The Landscape There are almost no conifer or evergreen trees in the middle ages so the winter skyline is particularly bleak.There are no grey squirrels, only red ones The grey variety has yet to reach Britain Cattle and sheep are smaller than their modern counterparts much smaller.There are no wolves The last English wolf was killed in North Lancashire in the 14th century.The People Half of the entire population are under the A very fun, entertaining book Here are a few things I lear...Most of us who read history or historical fiction set in Medieval or even Tudor England, can agree on one thing we can t understand the ways of life back then properly because we tend to apply modern morals and standards to history However, with the The Time Traveler s Guide to Medieval England , readers can finally understand Medieval times I guarantee you will never look at a history book the same again Divided into main sections such as the landscape, people, medieval character, what Most of us who read history or historical fiction set in Medieval or even Tudor England, can agree on one thing we can t understand the ways of life back then properly because we tend to apply modern morals and standards to history However, with the The Time Traveler s Guide to Medieval England , readers can finally understand Medieval times I guarantee you will never look at a history book the same again Divided into main sections such as the landscape, people, medieval character, what to eat drink, etc Ian Mortimer dives deep into medieval life His depth of information is staggering but never boring or overwhelming and allows the reader to fully understand medieval life which extends beyond knights and jousts Consider it a Medieval Times 101 crash course, as Mortimer focuses on the macro view of life versus individual kings or even...It s nonfiction written like fiction, which made it super fascinating to read This book covers all of the details of what life would be like in medieval England, except it walks you through each section like you re...As a history book, this is an interesting format and it s reasonably engaging, though by the end I was starting to get worn down by the sheer level of detail But what bothered me was that apparently, if you want to time travel, you d better be male there s some lip service paid to actually discussing women s role in society, with some references to the kind of work women did mostly make ale, I gather , and quite a lot of reference to the kind of clothes women wore, and how likely women were As a history book, this is an interesting format and it s reasonably engaging, though by the end I was starting to get worn down by the sheer level of detail But what bothered me was that apparently, if you want to time travel, you d better be male there s some lip service paid to actually discussing women s role in so...The past is a foreign country they do things differently there L P HartleyTake this book along on your next trip to Medieval England to help ensure your travel experience is a smooth one Some things you might need to know for your journey If you are from Australia, you might be impressed that even in the 1300s people have some vague concept of existence of the continent However, you should keep in mind it s considered much too hot for man to inhabit, and instead is the home of crea The past is a foreign country they do things differently there L P HartleyTake this book along on your next trip to Medieval England to help ensure your travel experience is a smooth one Some things you might need to know for your journey If you are from Australia, you might be impressed that even in the 1300s people have some vague concept of existence of the continent However, you should keep in mind it s considered much too hot for man to inhabit, and instead is the home of creatures that hop around on a floppy, oversized foot that they use to shade themselves Don t eat meat on Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday The Church forbids it Seafood is permitted, but good luck finding some outside the nobility Water loving species like badgers and puffins count as seafood but please don t eat puffins Hospitals are for the sick, but also travelers If you stay there you might have the ...I have long found this period of history the most fascinating to read about What compels my interest is not the fierce battles or matters of court, butthe running of the day to day life of the common people, during this time.For that reason, it was like this book was penned with my particular desires in mind Unlike many other non fiction books, this was not set out in the typical chronological format Instead, this was split into sections that focused on one particular area of interest I have long found this period of history the most fascinating to read about What compels my interest is not the fierce battles or matters of court, butthe running of the day to day life of the common people, during this time.For that reason, it was like this book was penned with my particular desires in mind Unlike many other non fiction books, this was not set out in the typical chronological format Instead, this was split into sections that focused on one particular area of interest such as clothing, food, and housing Battles, the Black Plague, and other areas of historic interest were noted but little space was given over to dwelling on those subjects This isof an overview of how an average day would look like to an average citizen.I also adored how this book was penned, which fitted well with the structure of this book With the minimum of dryness and a spri...Description Imagine you could get into a time machine and travel back to the 14th century This text sets out to explain what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking the reader to the Middle Ages, and showing everything from the horrors of leprosy and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and haut...Obviously, A Time Traveller s Guide to Medieval England was a title calculated to gain my attention The premise a different take on presenting an overview of a period of time, using the format of a travel guide something of a Fodor s England 1320 that might be found in the TARDIS Exploring the experience of all the senses, this should be a gem of a resource to the writer of historical fiction or fantasy From the introduction We might eat differently, be taller, and live longer, and we mig Obviously, A Time Traveller s Guide to Medieval England was a title calculated to gain my attention The premise a different take on presenting an overview of a period of time, using the format of a travel guide something of a Fodor s England 1320 that might be found in the TARDIS Exploring the experience of all the senses, this should be a gem of a resource to the writer of historical fiction or fantasy From the introduction We might eat differently, be taller, and live longer, and we might look at jousting as being unspeakably dangerous and not at all a sport, but we know what grie...This book was super interesting and informative if you re looking to understand what life was like back in 14th century England Plenty of statistics, but also the author worked hard to tell about life in an interesting narrative way that kept things from getting too dry I found all the little tidbits about trade and buildings and the daily life of an Englishman very informative as well as statistics about percentages of the population that was literate, what sort of life you could expect if yo This book was super interesting and informative if you r...What a fantastic way to consume an overview of an historical period Ian Mortimer s decision to create a guide for tourism shifts the focus of history from the Great People of History to the People You ll Meet while Walking by Shitbrook, and that turns out to be farfascinating at least to me Want to know how to avoid prosecution for murder in case you slip up during your travels Mortimer lets you know Want to know what sports you can expect to enjoy They re all here Want to kno What a fantastic way to consume an overview of an historical period Ian Mortimer s decision to create a guide for tourism shifts the focus of history from the Great People of History to the People You ll Meet while Walking by Shitbrook, and that turns out to be farfascinating at least to me Want to know how to avoid prosecution for murder in case you slip up during your travels Mortimer lets you know Want to know what sports you can expect to enjoy They re all here Want to know what drinks to avoid, what to...

The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England
  • English
  • 27 April 2018
  • Audiobook
  • 319 pages
  • 0224079948
  • Ian Mortimer
  • The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England