The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England

Written by:
Ian Mortimer
Narrated by:
Mike Grady

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
39
Narrator
7
Release Date
June 2013
Duration
17 hours 48 minutes
Summary
An entertaining, accessible guide to Elizabethan England—the latest in the Time Traveler’s Guide series
Acclaimed historian Ian Mortimer shows readers that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. Using diaries, letters, books, and other writings of the day, Mortimer offers a masterful portrait of daily life in Elizabethan England, re-creating the sights, sounds, and customs of
the sixteenth century from the perspective of both peasants and royals. Through this lens, we can begin to understand Queen Elizabeth’s subjects not only as a people profoundly shaped by the time in which they lived, but also as the people who shaped the world we know and the people we are today.
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Jean V

Interesting but a bit too long. I found the facts hard to absorb as I listened and re-listened to some of them several times in order to understand their significance. Seeing the facts in print would have been easier to understand. I liked the book but was disappointed as I wanted more of the everyday lives and experiences. I found the final chapters of the book full of the authors/literature of the times but it was overkill to listen to all of it. Too long ... too much info.

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Anonymous

an interesting book little bit long and boring but still interesting.

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Chris Kraisser

it was fun going on a tour of Elizabethan England!

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Craig B.

I love his books. He has a way of bringing history alive for me and I hope he writes a lot more in the future.

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