These nonfiction books explain life in different time periods by explaining different types of people who lived in those times periods and things that happened in places where people spent their time. The each time period has one book that covers people and one that covers places. The two are separate from each other, but they’re related because the explanations in each of them explain the lives of people in different occupations and levels of society in each time period.

The series is by Sarah Howarth. Some of these books are available online through Internet Archive.

Books in the Series:

Medieval People (1991, 1992)

Medieval Places (1991, 1992)

Renaissance People (1992)

Renaissance Places (1992)

Colonial People (1994)

Colonial Places (1994)

Roman People (1994)

Roman Places (1994)

Ancient Egyptian People (1997)

Ancient Egyptian Places (1997)