Ian Mortimer writes popular history that often explains the past by asking what daily life would actually feel like to someone living in it. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England covers food, travel, law, medicine, clothing and social hierarchy as though advising a visitor to the fourteenth century. The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England and The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain apply the same method to later periods. Mortimer has also written biographies and historical studies of figures including Henry IV and Edward III. His prose is direct and practical, making material culture and ordinary routines central rather than secondary. The main discovery links are social history, medieval England, Tudor and Stuart history, and everyday life in the past. Read more Less
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