HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT!

You're in Spain—and it's 1492.

When you travel, you sleep with your moneybag under your head.

Lunch might be wild honey, dates, and bread.

If you are well-to-do, you may go to court and see Queen Isabella.

Some of the happenings in Spain are terrible; the Jews and Moors, who have done so much to make the country prosper, are being sent into exile. Other events are exciting. Pictures by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci are the talk of Europe. The book business is booming. Maps are in big demand. And a sea captain called Columbus is in the country. He thinks he can reach the Indies by sailing west.

Packed with little-known facts, this unique book tells the truth about everyday life so vividly that you can almost feel the winds of change blowing.

From the dust jacket