How did the introduction of the button change medieval life? If you found yourself in Elizabethan England, should you kiss your hostess on the lips? Why were pistols safer than swords in a duel? And why was so much port being drunk in Regency London? In these sparkling A to Zs, Ian Mortimer visits four classic period of English history: the fourteenth century, the Elizabethan age, the Restoration and the Regency. As he ranges from the Great Plague to the Great Freeze, from Armada to Austen, and from tobacco to toenails, he shines a light into corners of history we never knew could be so fascinating or so revealing of the whole. AUTHOR: Dr Ian Mortimer is the Sunday Times-bestselling author of the Time Traveller's Guides to Medieval England, Elizabethan England, Restoration Brit¬ain and Regency Britain, as well as four critically acclaimed medieval biographies. He was elected a Fel¬low of the Royal Historical Society in 1998. His work on the social his¬tory of medicine won the Alexander Prize in 2004 and was published by the Royal Historical Society in 2009. He lives with his wife on the edge of Dartmoor. SELLING POINTS: . Four A to Zs in one: medieval, Elizabethan, Restoration and Regency . From the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide series . Packed with fascinating 'did you know?' facts . Beautifully produced and illustrated