The Timetraveller's Guide to Tudor London

by Natasha Narayan

Everything you always wanted to know about Tudor London:
- The Elizabethan underworld--spies and secret agents - A day in the life of a Thames waterman (Tudor cabbie) - Hanging, drawing and quartering--the Tudors' delight - Tudor food--from the court to the slums - Execution hotspots - Life on the dockside - Bloody Mary's witch dilemma--to hang or to burn, that is the question - Going out--the new theatres, bear baiting, cock and bull fighting - How to play religious musical chairs - How to play Elizabethan football
A trip back to Tudor London is to experience all the contrasts of the period--the wealth and poverty, the opulence and misery. With letters, diaries, death warrants, poems, days in the lives of Tudor children, rich and poor, and a guide to the impossibly dark and dangerous streets of the city.

Genres: History

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[Kara]

Similar to the Horrible Histories series in format with silly illustrations and an informative text for kids, this guidebook is written as if you are a visitor to Tudor London and pulls no punches in letting you know how dangerous and smelly the experience would be. All the facts of the era are presented well - and with much less romanticism than many history books for adults!

[James]

I didn't enjoy this as much as I hoped. It's similar to Horrible Histories in style. But I know the children in my class will love it!