A novel of family set in West Altadena / CALIFORNIA
Mortimer’s A to Zs of English History
Location(s): England
Genre(s): Nonfiction
Era(s): Medieval to early 1800s
How did the button transform medieval life?
At a smart Elizabethan party, should you kiss your hostess on the lips?
Why did Regency Londoners quaff so much port?
Renowned time-traveller Ian Mortimer takes the reader on an alphabetical voyage through four classic periods of English history: the 14th century, the Elizabethan age, the Restoration and the Regency. As he ranges from the Black Death to Beau Brummell, the Armada to Austen, tobacco to toenails, he shines a light into corners we never knew could be so fascinating – or so revealing of the whole. Throughout, his aim is not only to bring the past to life but to illuminate our own times.
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