Voyages dans le Passé Séries

Red. Mangold, Renate ( Reisen in die Vergangenheit). Zahlr. meist farb. Abb., 1 Kte. 160 S.

A journey into past lives, taking the reader back in time to discover what daily life was like in biblical times.

Examines the great age of European exploration, beginning with the voyage of Columbus in 1492.

Reveals the contradictions of Tudor life: homes combined luxury and squalor; fashions were exotic but hygiene non-existent: and death and disease struck fear into the hearts of rich and poor alike.

Part of the reader's digest Journey into the past series. This volume looks into the pioneers.

Life In The Victorian Age : Andrew Kerr-Jarrett

Takes the reader behind the scenes at court to discover how the royal palaces were run, and how the courtiers passed their time. Also shows how ordinary people brought up their children, and how they regarded marriage, old age and death.

Reader's Digest Journeys Into The Life On The Home Front Tim Healey

Large easy to read book with pictures Contents divided into The long weekend Family life between the wars Home life between the wars Work and play between the wars Mind body and spirit Time chart and index and acknowledgement a Sole author is James cochrane

Egyptian family - Egyptian homes - Towns and trades - Country life - Leisure - Banquets - Books - Games - Pyramids and tombs - Time chart - Children - Clothing - Food - Hieroglyphs - Religion - Books of the dead - Burial customs - Death - Water clocks.