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
...

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there... Imagine you could travel back to the fourteenth century. What would you see, & hear, & smell? Where would you stay? What are you going to eat? & how are you going to test to see if you are going down with the plague? In The Time Traveller`s Guide... Ian Mortimer`s radical new approach turns our entire understanding of history upside down. History is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived, whether that`s the life of a peasant or a lord. The result is perhaps the most astonishing history book you are ever likely to read; as revolutionary as it is informative, as entertaining as it is startling. ...

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.


...

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. ...

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.





...

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”. ...

Topher & his father are trying to get over the death of Topher`s mother, an Egyptologist, when they take in a stray cat. This cat bears an uncanny resemblance to a cat ornament given to Topher by his mother & so they name it ” Ka”, meaning ”double”. Topher becomes very attached to Ka & is puzzled by her mysterious absences. One day when he is playing a computer game with an Egyptian theme, Ka jumps on the keys & spells out the name Bubastis, which was the centre of cat worship in Ancient Egypt. Could Ka really be leading a double life & what is she trying to tell Topher? ...

Ka, the time-travelling cat, has disappeared, leaving just one clue. Topher soon realises that she has gone back to Elizabethan Engl&, & he fears that Ka is in terrible danger. Cats were tortured in Tudor Engl&, so Topher must try to find her before it is too late. In doing so, he meets Queen Elizabeth & Doctor Dee, the court magician & astronomer, who thinks Ka can help him find the elusive Philosopher`s Stone. An exciting & transporting fantasy, exploring both contemporary & ancient issues. ...

A super-sized challenge for crossword lovers, selected by the times 2 Crossword Editor John Grimshaw. This Crossword appears weekly in the Saturday edition of The Times. The puzzles offer the same challenge as The Times 2 daily crossword but the larger grid packs an extra punch! The clues are also a little more testing than the daily times 2 crossword, to stretch the crossword enthusiast just a bit further, & provide hours of entertainment. ...