Publisher's Synopsis
Step back in time to discover life in London during the reign of Queen Victoria with this handy time travel guidebook
Travel back in time to Victorian London and find out all about life and culture there. Get ready to visit a cotton mill, drink coffee in one of new coffee houses and watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace!
Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination contains an explanation of what took part in these areas, as well as a look at important artefacts found there providing a bigger picture of life in the past. Typical travel guide notes include, 'best time to visit', 'what to eat' and 'where to stay'. Perfect for the KS2 history curriculum, and for readers aged 7 and up.
Contents:
London
Putting London on the map
Out and about
Victorian homes
Christmas
The East End
Stroll along the river
Victorian children
Health and medicine
Booming Britain
Time off
Buckingham Palace
Visit quick!
Glossary
Further information
Index
Books in this series:
The Maya and Chichén Itza
Roman Britain and Londinium
The Stone Age and Skara Brae
Viking Britain and Jorvik
The Ancient Greeks and Athens
The Shang Dynasty and Yin
The Victorians and London
The Ancient Egyptians and Thebes
