Shakespeare's London on 5 Groats a Day

Richard Tames

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Thames & Hudson
01 April 2018

History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700

This entertaining and fact-packed guide provides all the information you'll need to travel back in time to Elizabethan London a booming city of courtiers, cutthroats, merchants, beggars, lawyers, dramatists, apprentices and adventurers. It helps you: find out the best way to the capital and where to stay; saunter over London Bridge, with its hundreds of shops and houses; glimpse Her Majesty at Whitehall, Europe's largest palace; watch the finest plays and players at the Rose Theatre, and marvel at the bustle of business in the Royal Exchange; and, go down to Greenwich to stand on the deck of the Golden Hind, the ship that Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world. This intriguingly addictive guide provides all you need to know to sight see, shop and meet the famous in the capital of a nation stirring to greatness.

By: Richard Tames
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm,
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9780500293867
ISBN 10: 0500293864
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 April 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preparing for your Visit * Getting There, Settling In * Londoners * The Inner Man - and Woman * Law and Order * Meet Famous Elizabethans * Shopping * Celebrations * Entertainment * Must-See Sights * Away Days

Reviews for Shakespeare's London on 5 Groats a Day

'Ingenious ... good fun!' - This England 'Entertaining, easy and quick ... There were quite a few shocking facts that I didn't know!' - Of Beauty and Nothingness 'A skilful combination of light-hearted fun and impressive research, you'll find yourself entertained and educated at the same time' - Family Tree 'A light-hearted and novel way to revisit the London of Shakespeare's day ... a lively guide' - Times Literary Supplement