How can you make Renaissance-style hot chocolate? Which Renaissance genius came up with the world's first helicopter design? How did Renaissance people use turnips to cure the common cold? This title unravels the mysteries of life in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Find out what staying in an Italian palace was really like, how to win friends in Renaissance high society, and where you could go to the theatre for only a penny.
This is Book 2 in the Raintree Freestyle Express: Time Travel Guides Series. See all Raintree Freestyle Express: Time Travel Guides books here.
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Anna Claybourne enjoys writing nonfiction for children. It's a good thing she does, because she's the author of well-over 100 books on a range of topics.
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More about John HaywoodRichard Spilsbury has worked in educational publishing for more than 20 years and has written on a variety of subjects, from climate change and food and farming to art history and design.
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