Le Dr Ian Mortimer est un historien et romancier, célèbre pour sa captivante série 'Time Traveller's Guides'. Ses récits s'inspirent souvent de son domicile dans la petite ville de Moretonhampstead, sur la lande de Dartmoor, y mêlant son atmosphère. Mortimer explore également la fiction historique sous le pseudonyme de James Forrester, et ses récentes mémoires reflètent l'importance personnelle de la course à pied. Sa production créative variée s'étend à la composition de chansons, mettant en valeur ses multiples talents littéraires.
From the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, comes the story of King Edward III, who - like Elizabeth and Victoria after him - embodied the values of his age, forged a nation out of war and re-made England.
The Medical Revolution in Seventeenth-Century England
The book explores the evolution of medical care for individuals nearing the end of life during the early modern period. It examines how societal attitudes, medical practices, and the understanding of death influenced the treatment of patients. By analyzing historical context and specific case studies, the work highlights shifts in care approaches, ethical considerations, and the role of healthcare providers in addressing the needs of the dying.
'Ian Mortimer's Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain tells you all you need to know about criminals, disease, beggars and other late Georgian delights' Daily Telegraph, History Books of the Year This is the age of Jane Austen and the Romantic poets; the paintings of John Constable and the gardens of Humphry Repton; the sartorial elegance of Beau Brummell and the poetic licence of Lord Byron; Britain's military triumphs at Trafalgar and Waterloo; the threat of revolution and the Peterloo massacre. In the latest volume of his celebrated series of Time Traveller's Guides, Ian Mortimer turns to what is arguably the most-loved period in British history - the Regency, or Georgian England. Ian Mortimer takes us on a thrilling journey to the past, revealing what people ate, drank, and wore; where they shopped and how they amused themselves; what they believed in and what they were afraid of. Conveying the sights, sounds and smells of the Regency period, this is history at its most exciting, physical, visceral - the past not as something to be studied but as lived experience.
What were the major changes of each of the previous nine centuries? Which developments, movements and inventions most profoundly affected the Western World?
The past is a foreign country. This is your guide book. Imagine you could get into a time machine and travel back to the fourteenth century.
One night in August 1323 a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. This first biography reveals not only the man's career as a feudal lord, a governor of Ireland, a rebel leader and a dictator of England but also the truth of what happened that night in Berkeley Castle.
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.
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Henry V is regarded as the great English hero. At the centre of the book is the campaign which culminated in the battle of Agincourt: a slaughter ground designed not to advance England's interests directly but to demonstrate God's approval of Henry's royal authority on both sides of the Channel.
Written by Ian Mortimer, 'The Fears of Henry IV' tackles the turbulent reign of Henry IV, the first Lancestrian king
