The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer

4.02 AVERAGE

yanagicha's review against another edition

5.0
Very interesting read across a variety of facets of 14th century society, well written - much like a modern day reference guide, best read in little bits
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harrythesequel's review against another edition

3.25
funny informative slow-paced

toniak's review against another edition

4.0
Despite the fact that I took years to read this book, I really enjoyed it. It was my "gap book", for when I was between other things.

laneg13ky's review against another edition

4.0
informative medium-paced

morvan's review against another edition

3.0
Καλογραμμένο και πλήρες, μόνο που στην εικόνα που έχουμε για την εποχή δεν έχει τελικά να προσθέσει και πολλά πράγματα, μόνο να συγκεντρώσει και να κάνει μια πλήρη περιγραφή όλων των τομέων της ζωής τότε.
Έξυπνο το εύρημα της περιγραφής σαν ταξιδιωτικός οδηγός.

queltelo's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny informative reflective medium-paced

fmt23's review against another edition

3.0
informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

d_rocktagon's review against another edition

5.0
informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
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lisamshardlow's review against another edition

4.0
I found this book very interesting. It’s written as though you are actually in medieval England. The descriptions of the sights, sounds and smells are very vivid. Actually, all of the descriptions are very vivid - the people, the food, the law, the diseases, the jobs, what people like to do for fun, etc. It was all very informative. One thing is for sure, I probably wouldn’t want to visit there, let alone live there! Very enjoyable and educational though!

gingerliss's review against another edition

3.0
I felt like this book was very informative. I read a lot of interesting stuff that I don't think you would usually think of if the book hadn't been written in the format it was. Although the book wasn't about things that happened in the middle ages, I feel like I know what it was like to live in those times now. I'm not used to reading non-fiction so I had trouble every now and again. Just getting used to reading a non-fiction book in the way I would read a fiction I guess. But I am glad I pulled through, it was definitely a good read.