Elizabeth’s London
The subtitle of this book is “Everyday life in Elizabethan London,” which describes the contents perfectly. Drawing upon contemporary sources and extensively footnoted, the book is divided into two sections: The Place (the river, streets, buildings, furniture, gardens) and The People (health, foreigners, food and drink, marriage, education, etc.). Three appendices cover words and pronunciation; currency, wages and prices; and a sample Elizabethan invoice. This is an eminently readable and most enjoyable introduction to the topic, by a very non-stuffy historian.
