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  • The Greatest Traitor

    The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, Ruler of England 1327–1330

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    "A compelling page-turner" about the medieval English baron who invaded his own country and deposed a king (Alison Weir, New York Times–bestselling author of Queen Isabella).One night in August 1323, a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. With the king's men-at-arms in pursuit he fled to the south coast and sailed to France. There he was ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Medieval Horizons

    Why the Middle Ages Matter

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the author of The Time Traveller's Guide series— " the most remarkable medieval historian of our time" ( The Times, UK).We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterized by violence, ignorance and superstition. By contrast we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    The author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England takes you through the world of Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth IFrom the author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England, this popular history explores daily life in Queen Elizabeth’s England, taking us inside the homes and minds of ordinary citizens as well as luminaries of the period, including Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England

    A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    The past is a foreign country.This is your guidebook.A time machine has just transported you back to the fourteenth century. What do you see? How do you dress? How do you earn a living and how much are you paid? What sort of food will you be offered by a peasant or a monk or a lord? And more important, where will you stay?The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England is not your typical look at a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    From an award-winning historian: "A new and convincing likeness of medieval England's most iconic king" ( The Sunday Times).This biography by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England takes an insightful look at the life of Henry V, casting new light on a period in history often held up as legend.A great English hero, Henry V was lionized by Shakespeare and revered by ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Medieval Intrigue

    Decoding Royal Conspiracies

    In this important new work Ian Mortimer examines some of the most controversial questions in medieval history, including whether Edward II was murdered, his possible later life in Italy, the weakness of the Lancastrian claim to the throne in 1399 and the origins of the idea of the royal pretender. Central to this book is his ground-breaking approach to medieval evidence. He explains how an ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • The Outcasts of Time

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    December 1348. What if you had just six days to save your soul? With the country in the grip of the Black Death, brothers John and William fear that they will shortly die and suffer in the afterlife. But as the end draws near, they are given an unexpected choice: either to go home and spend their last six days in their familiar world, or to search for salvation across the forthcoming centuries, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Edward III: The Perfect King

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    A look at the brutal, brilliant fourteenth-century ruler, by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England.Holding power for over fifty years starting in 1327, Edward III was one of England's most influential kings—and one who shaped the course of English history. Revered as one of the country's most illustrious leaders for centuries, he was also a usurper and a warmonger ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Time Traveler's Guide to Regency Britain

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    Narrated by Ian Mortimer ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 33 min

    This is the age of Jane Austen and the Romantic poets; the sartorial elegance of Beau Brummell and the poetic license 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 Traveler's Guides, Ian Mortimer turns to what is arguably the most-loved period in British history—the ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Time Traveler's Guide to Restoration Britain

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    Imagine you could see the smiles of the people mentioned in Samuel Pepys’s diary, hear the shouts of market traders, and touch their wares. How would you find your way around? Where would you stay? What would you wear? Where might you be suspected of witchcraft? Where would you be welcome? This is an up-close-and-personal look at Britain between the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 and the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Henry IV: The Righteous King

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    The real life story of the Plantagenet ruler, by "the most remarkable medieval historian of our time" ( The Times, London).The talented, confident, and intelligent son of John of Gaunt, Henry IV started his reign as a popular and charismatic king after he dethroned the tyrannical and wildly unpopular Richard II. But six years into his reign, Henry had survived eight assassination and overthrow ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England

    by Ian Mortimer ...
    Narrated by Mike Grady ...
    Series series Time Traveler's Guide

    Unabridged

    17 hours 44 min

    An entertaining, accessible guide to Elizabethan England—the latest in the Time Traveler’s Guide seriesAcclaimed historian Ian Mortimer shows readers that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. Using diaries, letters, books, and other writings of the day, Mortimer offers a masterful portrait of daily life in Elizabethan England, re-creating the sights, ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus