The Time Travellers Guide to Restoration Britain Life in the Age of Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton and The Great Fire of London

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; Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music and Isaac Newton in science - 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? What would you wear and where would you do your shopping? The third volume in the series of Ian Mortimer's bestselling Time Traveller's Guides answers the crucial questions that a prospective traveller to seventeenth-century Britain would ask. People's lives are changing rapidly - from a world of superstition and religious explanation to rationalism and scientific calculation. In many respects the period sees the tipping point between the old world and the new as fear and uncertainty, hardship and eating with your fingers give way to curiosity and professionalism, fine wines and knives and forks. Travelling to Restoration Britain encourages us to reflect on the customs and practices of daily life - and this unique guide not only teaches us about the seventeenth century but makes us look with fresh eyes at the modern world. 'Ian Mortimer is a historical truffle hound... His book is a delightful read.' Sunday Times 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. 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; Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music and Isaac Newton in science — 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? What would you wear and where would you do your shopping? The third volume in the series of Ian Mortimer's bestselling Time Traveller's Guides answers the crucial questions that a prospective traveller to seventeenth-century Britain would ask. 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... The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook. If you could travel back into the past, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history. 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 - The Civil War is over and a magnificent new era has begun. But what was life really like in Restoration Britain? What would you wear, 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? And why are you unlikely to get a fair trial in court? Although the Restoration set out to return peace and order to Britain after the upheaval created by the civil wars and Cromwell's Commonwealth, these were truly revolutionary decades