A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

Martyn Whittock
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Author:  Martyn Whittock
Condition:  New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  336
Publisher:  Little, Brown Book Group
Year:  2009
ISBN:  9781845296858

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.

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