1215: The Year of Magna Carta - Hardcover

Danziger, Danny; Gillingham, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743257731 ISBN 13: 9780743257732

Publisher: Touchstone Books, 2004

Synopsis

A revealing, richly textured portrait of everyday life in thirteenth-century Britain chronicles the people and events leading up to the signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede in June 1215. 50,000 first printing.

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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)

Entertaining and informative... Even more enjoyable than the account of the Magna Carta itself is the depiction of how we were, who we were and how many we were in the crucial year of 1215. (Antonia Fraser, Mail on Sunday)

Danziger and Gillingham have the knack of walking us right into history and making us feel at home...this is a hugely enjoyable window into medieval life. (Independent)

Danziger and Gillingham write clearly and accessibly to bring their slice of history to life...(they) admirably remind us of the chaotic soil in which the first glimmerings of British political freedom took root. (Simon Jenkins, The Sunday Times)

The disquisitions on education, medicine and agriculture are informative ... delightful. (Times Literary Supplement)

The authors entertain and inform with pertinent reflection...Life in the castles and the violent streets of London, the lure of the crusades and the dominant theme of rural life are all examined with panache. (Oxford Times)

[A] superb account of the year of Magna Carta...fascinating descritpions of life at the time, and of the surrounding world. (Independent)

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: Touchstone Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743257731
• ISBN 13: 9780743257732
• Binding: Hardcover