The Pastons and their England: Studies in an Age of Transition (Canto original series) - Softcover

Bennett, H. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521398266 ISBN 13: 9780521398268

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The Paston letters have long exercised a tremendous fascination for their capacity to recreate in vivid detail the lives of an ordinary well-to-do fifteenth-century family. H. S. Bennett's classic study recreates beautifully their historical context and offers the additional perspectives provided by the letters of their correspondents: bishops and serving men, prisoners and dukes, priests and ribald companions. Among the intriguing areas of late medieval life which are explored are marriage, women's lives, education, travelling, the law and lawlessness, the clergy and the changing face of the English countryside. This account of the Pastons' England reveals an age of historical transition as it was played out in the daily challenges of individual lives.

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Review:

'... a book of real value, and of engrossing interest to the reader who has the faintest spark of historical imagination'. The Daily Telegraph

Book Description:

This account of the Pastons' England reveals an age of historical transition as it was played out in the daily challenges of individual lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521398266
• ISBN 13: 9780521398268
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308