Dr Ian Mortimer is the Sunday Times-bestselling author of the Time Traveller's Guides to Medieval England, Elizabethan England, Restoration Britain and Regency Britain, as well as four critically acclaimed medieval biographies. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1998. His work on the social history of medicine won the Alexander Prize in 2004 and was published by the Royal Historical Society in 2009. He lives with his wife and three children in Moretonhampstead, on the edge of Dartmoor.
A sparkling re-evalutation of the Middle Ages ... An eye-opening
book that challenges our preconceptions and prejudices about the
past
*Mail on Sunday*
Ian Mortimer is a wonderfully readable writer
*Daily Mail*
Medieval Horizons doesn't set out to be a comprehensive survey of
medieval England, but rather challenges us to rethink the Middle
Ages and its social, cultural and intellectual innovations.
Mortimer is a compelling advocate for our medieval inheritance. He
is right that we should be proud of it
*The Times*
In this razor-sharp book, Mortimer argues the case for the wonder
of the Middle Ages with rigour, verve and, above all, evidence
*Spectator*
[A] spirited defence of the era ... Compelling stuff from one of
the leading experts on the subjects
*History Revealed*
The word 'medieval' has become synonymous with 'backwards,
ignorant, violent and superstitious.' But here Mortimer reminds us
that our modern world is not the result of the technological
developments of the past few centuries. Instead, our cultural,
personal, social and environmental identities were forged in the
medieval period. By shedding light on the important developments
made from the first millennium to 1600, Mortimer asks us to redraw
our understanding of the past
*Janina Ramirez, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Femina*
Provocative and refreshing. Medieval Horizons overturns many myths
about the Middle Ages, showing that far from an era of stagnation,
it was a period of profound change which has shaped today's
world
*Seb Falk, author of The Light Ages*
Superb ... Mortimer allows us to make wonderfully compelling
connections with our forebears
*Guardian on The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England*
His aim, triumphantly achieved, is to engage our sympathies with
people whose similarities to us are as fascinating as their
differences
*Sunday Telegraph on The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval
England*
Perhaps the most enjoyable history book I've read all year
*Independent on The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England*
The endlessly inventive Ian Mortimer is the most remarkable
medieval historian of our time
*The Times on The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England*
Fascinating
*Times Literary Supplement*
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