The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England : A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century (Hardcover)

from nmele

I learned a lot of details of life in fourteenth century England that I had not known. Mortimer vividly describes every aspect of life from ale-making to waste disposal. It was all fascinating, making a distant time and place quite concretely visible to me.

from Othemts

The book is written tongue-in-cheek as a guidebook of what one would find should they travel through time to 14th-century England. Mortimer is particularly concerned with debunking popular myths and stereotypes of medieval times. Tidbits include a breakdown of fashion, with the caveat that clothi...

from soliloquies

This is a cross between a travel guide and a history book. You get all the historical information about the 14th century, but in a more accessible manner. Great idea.

from bohemima

This is a great way to learn what everyday life was like back in Chaucer's time. Mortimer uses the enjoyable conceit of presenting a travel guide to provide a ton of information in an easy-to-take fashion. There are nodry-as-dust lists of rulers or daily chores of the peasants here. Instead, Mort...

from lunacat

The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England does exactly what it says on the tin. Written in a light hearted and informative way, it gives facts in a really interesting style, looking at how we in the 21st century would find life in the 14th, and dispelling some myths along the way. With chapt...