Whittock Martyn J.: A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages
Скачать книгу (размер 1 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 380) Аннотация: Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life. 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…