Snapping-turtle guide

Color illustrations and brief descriptions present British life for the rich and poor in the age of Queen Victoria, covering town and country life, food and drink, pastimes, fashion, art and architecture, health and medicine, love and marriage, women and children, war and weaponry, crime and punishment, transportation and science, and religion.

Presents color illustrations and topical text on a wide variety of aspects of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England, during the Tudor and Stuart monarchies. Covers daily life, subjects such as medicine and art, and key events in history.

Photographs and text provide information about everyday life in the middle ages, discussing food and drink, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, health and medicine, love and marriage, war and weaponry, and crime and punishment, transport and science, and religion.