We all know that the Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066, London`s `one big burning blaze` tore through the capital in 1666 & that Britain declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939, but many of us remember the most important moments in our history by the folk stories which are attached to them. So we remember Henry VIII for his wives rather than the Reformation & Charles II for climbing a tree rather than the Civil War. But if we set aside these stories, do we really know what happened when, & why it`s so important? Which came first, the Bronze Age or the Stone Age? Why did the Romans play such a significant role in our past? & how did a nation as small as Britain come to command such a vast empire? Here, Tim Taylor & the team of expert historians behind Channel 4`s Time Team, answer these questions & many more, cataloguing British history in a way that is accessible to all. This book will give you & your family a clear & concise view of what happened when, & why. ...

Not many of us can claim to have dipped our handkerchiefs in Charles I`s blood after his execution, or to have watched Vesuvius erupt, but that`s about to change. Wyllie, Acton & Goldblatt`s Time Travel Handbook offers eighteen exceptional trips to the past, transporting you back to the greatest spectacles in history. We offer the chance to join Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, & to march on Versailles with the revolutionary women of Paris. You can sail with Captain Cook to Tahiti & Australia, & spend time at Xanadu with Marco Polo & Kubla Khan. Or, closer to the present, you might accompany Charlie Parker at the birth of bebop or The Beatles in Hamburg, & take part in the VE Day celebrations in London or the Fall of the Berlin Wall. The notable authors & time travel agents, Wyllie, Acton & Goldblatt are your guied to these & other unmissable events, charting the action as it will unfold, & advising on local customs, & what to wear, eat & drink, for the most authentic of experiences. Forget museums, forget history books
- the only way to do history is to live it.
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The Time Traveler’s Wife became an international best seller for author Audrey Niffenegger. The themes of love, loss & identity are centred on Clare & Henry, a couple who, quite literally never know who or where they are. Periodically & suddenly Henry’s genetic clock resets itself & he is pulled into his past or future; he is one of the first people to be diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder which means that, whilst they have known each other since Clare was six & Henry thirty six, the couple get married when Clare is twenty two & Henry thirty. The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the “real” personal difficulties of time travel, looking at both the amusing & the harrowing effects it has on a couple’s passionate love for each other. ...

We think of Queen Elizabeth I as ' Gloriana': the most powerful English woman in history. We think of her reign (1558-1603) as a golden age of maritime heroes, like Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Richard Grenville & Sir Francis Drake, & of great writers, such as Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson & William Shakespeare. But what was it actually like to live in Elizabethan England? If you could travel to the past & walk the streets of London in the 1590s, where would you stay? What would you eat? What would you wear? Would you really have a sense of it being a glorious age? & if so, how would that glory sit alongside the vagrants, diseases, violence, sexism & famine of the time? In this book Ian Mortimer answers the key questions that a prospective traveller to late sixteenth-century England would ask. Applying the groundbreaking approach he pioneered in his bestselling Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval Engl&, the Elizabethan world unfolds around the reader. He shows a society making great discoveries & winning military victories & yet at the same time being troubled by its new-found awareness. It is a country in which life expectancy at birth is in the early thirties, people still starve to death & Catholics are persecuted for their faith. Yet it produces some of the finest writing in the English language & some of the most magnificent architecture, & sees Elizabeth's subjects settle in America & circumnavigate the globe. Welcome to a country that is, in all its contradictions, the very crucible of the modern world. ...

The past is a foreign country
- this is your guide. We think of Queen Elizabeth I`s reign (1558-1603) as a golden age. But what
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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 & the Great Fire of London; bawdy comedy & the libertine court of Charles II; Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music & Isaac Newton in science
- the civil wars are over & a magnificent new era has begun. But what would it really be like to live in Restoration Britain? Where would you stay & what would you eat? What would you wear & 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 to smoke in school? & why are you unlikely to get a fair trial in court? People`s lives are changing rapidly
- from a world of superstition & religious explanation to rationalism & scientific calculation. In many respects the period sees the tipping point between the old world & the new as fear & uncertainty, hardship & eating with your fingers give way to curiosity & professionalism, fine wines & knives & forks. Travelling to Restoration Britain encourages us to reflect on the customs & 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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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 & the Great Fire of London; bawdy comedy & the libertine court of Charles II ? the civil wars are over & a magnificent new era has begun. But what would it really be like to live in Restoration Britain? Where would you stay & 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? & 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 & encourages us to reflect on the customs & 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. ...

Dr Matthew Green explores the sights & sounds of London through history. This is a fascinating & unique guide to the capital that takes the reader off the beaten track & into unexplored territory. This book allows the reader to travel through time to six key periods in the history of London. From Shakespeare to the plague, medieval London to the swinging 60s, readers can totally immerse themselves in the sights, sounds & smells of our capital at each particular moment. It`s vividly written, & after reading this book you`ll never rush through the streets of Covent Garden or St Paul`s again without pausing for at least a moment to think of all the mad characters & epic lives that ran through the same streets centuries before. Whether you are a tourist looking for an alternative way to see the city, or a Londoner that wants to learn more about the world around you, this is a must-have guide. ...

In ” The Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, & Powerful in 6 Hours a Week”, Lance Armstrong`s personal coach Chris Carmichael presents a revolutionary new approach to cycling training. ” The Time-Crunched Cyclist” reveals the quickest way to get faster so that busy cyclists can build competitive cycling fitness on a realistic schedule. Complete with training plans, case studies, nutritional guidelines, & success stories, ” The Time-Crunched Cyclist” is the book busy working professionals have been waiting for. Its proven concepts & training programmes enable cyclists to push the pace in the local group ride, have fun & perform well in local races, or tackle a challenging 100-mile fundraiser ride without committing to a high-volume training programme. Carmichael`s popular time-crunched training programme shows cyclists how to build fitness fast by tapping the power of high-intensity interval workouts. Through 8 proven training plans, beginning & experienced cyclists will take a low-mileage route to new speed. Each plan

Includes:: effective time-crunched workouts, nutrition guidelines, & supplemental strength training.” The Time-Crunched Cyclist” will help former racers, bicycle commuters, cross fans, & mountain bikers capture their best performance
- all in the time they have right now. This new edition

Includes:: plans for road, cyclocross, mountain bike events, & multi-day tours
- & even shows how to turn your daily bicycle commute into a time-crunched workout.





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Topher`s amazing cat, Ka, has time-travelled again; she has left him the clue: CAppe L Lis Following her, Topher finds himself in Victorian London where disease is rife & the Thames is clogged with stinking sewage! Topher discovers a plot to kill Joseph Bazalgette, the man who is trying to save the city. Determined to foil it, Topher must first escape from an arch-criminal & his den of thieves. This is the sixth adventure of the ” Time-Travelling Cat”. ...