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The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain

By: Ian Mortimer
Narrated by: Greg Wagland
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If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history.

It's the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London, bawdy comedy and the libertine court of Charles II, Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music and Isaac Newton in science. In The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain, Ian Mortimer answers the crucial questions that a prospective traveller to 17th-century Britain would ask.

©2017 Ian Mortimer (P)2017 W. F. Howes Ltd 17th Century Europe Great Britain Modern England Middle Ages Tudor

Critic Reviews

"Ian Mortimer is a historical truffle hound.... Brimming with such gems, his book is a delightful read." ( Sunday Times)
"Ian Mortimer manages to inform and delight in equal measure." ( Bookseller)
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Ian Mortimer is a brilliant social historian. He writes with flair and humour. The book indeed takes you back to Restoration Britain. The narrator is excellent and keeps the listener interested from beginning to end. Highly recommended.

Absolutely brilliant

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Between Ian Mortimer and Rebecca Fraser the Empire of the past takes it place in the present.
Thanks Ian, ‘tis fabulous:-)

Ian making History come to life :-)

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Ian Mortimer has excelled once again. The past comes to life for better or worse.

History brought to life.

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