The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain: Life in the Age of Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton and The...

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Ian Mortimer

The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain

Life in the Age of Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton and The Great Fire of London

Ian Mortimer

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Vintage
15 April 2018

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

Series: Ian Mortimer’s Time Traveller’s Guides

The third in the series of Ian Mortimer's bestselling Time Traveller's Guides

The past is a foreign country- this is your guidebook.

If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history. It is the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London; bawdy comedy and the libertine court of Charles II - the civil wars are over and a magnificent new era has begun.

But what would it really be like to live in Restoration Britain? Where would you stay and what would you eat? How much should you pay for one of those elaborate wigs? Should you trust a physician who advises you to drink fresh cow's urine to cure your gout? Why are boys made to smoke in school? And why are you unlikely to get a fair trial in court?

The third volume in the series of Ian Mortimer's bestselling Time Traveller's Guides answers these crucial questions and encourages us to reflect on the customs and practices of daily life. This unique guide not only teaches us about the seventeenth century but makes us look with fresh eyes at the modern world.

By: Ian Mortimer
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 353g
ISBN: 9780099593393
ISBN 10: 0099593394
Series: Ian Mortimer’s Time Traveller’s Guides
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 15 April 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Ian Mortimer is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England and The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England, as well as four critically acclaimed medieval biographies, and numerous scholarly articles on subjects ranging in date from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. His work on the social history of medicine was published by the Royal Historical Society and won the Alexander Prize. Mortimer is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He also writes historical novels. He lives with his wife and three children in Moretonhampstead, on the edge of Dartmoor.

Reviews for The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain: Life in the Age of Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton and The Great Fire of London

Ian Mortimer is among the best: a conjuror who is always bright, engaging and well-informed... Any tour of late 17th-century Britain is guaranteed to be exhilarating. And with Mortimer in charge, one always travels first class -- John Adamson * Mail on Sunday * Ian Mortimer is a historical truffle hound... The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain is just such fun to read... Mortimer writes with real freshness and enthusiasm,... His book is a delightful read. -- Andrew Holgate * Sunday Times * This entertaining tourist guide brings the late 17th century alive...The latest Time Traveller's Guide will entertain and inform anyone with an interest in this extraordinary period -- Andrew Taylor * The Times * Thoroughly entertaining... It is crammed with insights, facts and enjoyable anecdotes, which create a sense of the experience of living in Britain between 1660 and 1700... This is a compelling book and one of considerable erudition... This is the book that will provide the most richly colourful account of Britain in this period -- William Gibson * History Today * Everything you wanted to know about these fair isles between 1660 and 1700... Exciting times. -- John Lewis-Stempel * Sunday Express *