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Martyn Whittock
Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages [EPUB ebook]

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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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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781472107664 ● Publisher Little, Brown Book Group ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2598289 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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