Living the Past [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

'This is the most inspiring book and answers many of the questions that we all want to know. It is also highly entertaining and well illustrated. It explores almost every aspect of our past and brings out the kind of detail that transports us back... This examination of people in former times is so exhilarating that many will want to rush off to these museums and other places without delay.' (HERITAGE FOCUS magazine 'Book of the Year' -Jan 04 )

An entertaining, authoritative guide to 'living' history where the viewer or participant is taken back in time to experience the sights, sounds and sometimes smells of the past. It covers hundreds of meticulously researched re-enactments where participants relive a variety of past events from battles to royal progresses and medieval feasts to Saxon village life, as well as Britain's great living history museums whose activities and collections provide a direct experience of the past.

Val Horsler is Head of Publishing at English Heritage. She contributed to ENGLAND'S HERITAGE, and is the author of the Jubilee souvenir ROYAL HERIATGE, which explores royal connections with English Heritage properties.