01960cam a2200289 4500 345736516 TxAuBib 20180428120000.0 110523s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781439112908 1439112908 TxAuBib Mortimer, Ian, 1967- The time traveler's guide to medieval England : a handbook for visitors to the fourteenth century / Ian Mortimer. Handbook for visitors to the fourteenth century. 1st Touchstone trade pbk. ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011. 342 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm. Originally published: Great Britain : Bodley Head, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. [312]-319) and index. The landscape -- The people -- The medieval character -- Basic essentials -- What to wear -- Traveling -- Where to stay -- What to eat and drink -- Health and hygiene -- The law -- What to do. A time machine has just transported you back to the fourteenth century. What do you see? How do you dress? Where will you stay? How do you earn a living and how much are you paid? What sort of food will you be offered by a peasant or a monk or a lord? This is not your typical look at a historical period. This radical new approach shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. All facets of the everyday lives of serf, merchant, and aristocrat in this fascinating period are revealed, from the horrors of the plague and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and medieval haute couture.--From publisher description. 20180428. England Social conditions 1066-1485. England Social life and customs 1066-1485. Great Britain History 1066-1687.