1215: The Year of Magna Carta - Hardcover

Danziger, Danny; Gillingham, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340824743 ISBN 13: 9780340824740

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

On 15 June 1215, rebel barons forced King John to meet them at Runnymede. They did not trust the King, so he was not allowed to leave until his seal was attached to the charter in front of him. This was Magna Carta. It was a revolutionary document. Never before had royal authority been so fundamentally challenged. Nearly 800 years later, two of the charter's sixty-three clauses are still a ringing expression of freedom for mankind: 'To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny or delay right or justice'. And: 'No free man shall be taken or imprisoned or in any way ruined, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land'. "1215 - The Year of Magna Carta" explores what it was like to be alive in that momentous year. Political power struggles are interwoven with other issues - fashion, food, education, medicine, religion, sex. In many areas, it was a time of innovation and change. Windmills were erected, spectacles were invented. Dozens of new towns were founded. Oxford became the first university in England, and the great cathedrals of Salisbury and Lincoln were built. Whether describing matters of state or domestic life, this is a treasure house of a book, rich in detail and full of enthralling insights into the medieval world.

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Review:

'A fascinating, readable digest of social history which has "bestseller" written all over it.' -- Frank McLynn, Non-fiction read of the week, Sunday Express

Danziger and Gillingham write clearly and accessibly to bring their slice of history to life. -- Simon Jenkins The Sunday Times

Book Description:

Broad in scope and rich in detail, 1215: THE YEAR OF MAGNA CARTA is a vivid exploration of what may have been the most important year of our lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0340824743
• ISBN 13: 9780340824740
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336