Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life in this fascinating new portrait that brings together the everyday and the extraordinary.
Thus we glimpse 11th-century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and his master.
The life of Dick Whittington illuminates the rise of the urban elite. The stories of Roger 'the Raker' who drowned in his own sewage, a 'merman' imprisoned in Orford Castle and the sufferings of the Jews of Bristol reveal the extraordinary diversity of medieval society.
Through these characters and events - and using the latest discoveries and research - the dynamic and engaging panorama of medieval England is revealed.
- ISBN:
- 9781845296858
- 9781845296858
-
Category:
- British & Irish history
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
20-09-2003
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions (mm):
- 196x130x28mm
- Weight:
- 0.24kg
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