The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England

Ian Mortimer writes this book as a practical guidebook for visitors to 14th-century England: where to sleep, what to eat, how to avoid disease, what the law will do to you. The effect is to make the medieval world immediately present rather than abstract. Widely recommended as the single best starting point for general readers new to medieval history, covering daily life, social hierarchy, medicine, and religion with visceral detail. Over 26,000 Goodreads ratings.