In Tudor and Stuart Times

by Richard Platt

Published 23 October 2008
Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: In Tudor and Stuart Times examines aspects of technology in the Renaissance, including clockmaking, printing, measuring temperature, oil painting and microscopy. Suitable for Key Stages 2-3, How They Made Things Work looks at how people in history advanced their societies by pushing the boundaries of technology.

In the Middle Ages

by Richard Platt

Published 16 July 2009
Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: In the Middle Ages examines aspects of medieval technology, including crop rotation, smelting, ploughing, windmills and cathedral building. Suitable for Key Stages 2-3, How They Made Things Work looks at how people in history advanced their societies by pushing the boundaries of technology.