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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.

A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 12/03/2009
      ISBN13: 9781845296858, 978-1845296858
      ISBN10: 1845296850
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      History European history European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and cultural history

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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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