Broad in scope and rich in detail, 1215 ingeniously illuminates what may have been the most important year of our history. For instance, women wore no underwear (though men did), the average temperatures were actually higher than they are now, and the austere kitchen at Westminster Abbey allowed each monk two pounds of meat and a gallon of ale per day. Danny Danziger 1215: The Year of Magna Carta Paperback by Danny Danziger (Author), John Gillingham (Author) 111 ratings Kindle Edition £4.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover £4.54 12 Used from £1.75 1 New from £41.72 Paperback £10.25 34 Used from £1.29 17 New from £8.99 Audio, cassette £7.
The events leading up to King John’s setting his seal to the famous document at Runnymede in June 1215 form this rich and riveting narrative that vividly describes everyday life from castle to countryside, from school to church, and from hunting in the forest to trial by ordeal.
It was a time of political revolution and domestic change that saw the Crusades, Richard the Lionheart, King John, and-in legend-Robin Hood all make their marks on history. At the center of this fascinating period is the document that has become the root of modern freedom: the Magna Carta. Surveying a broad landscape through a narrow lens, 1215 sweeps readers back eight centuries in an absorbing portrait of life during a time of global upheaval, the ripples of which can still be felt today. 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.From bestselling author Danny Danziger and medieval expert John Gillingham comes a vivid look at the signing of the Magna Carta and how this event illuminates one of the most compelling and romantic periods in history. 1 2005 by Danny Danziger John Gillingham (Author) 108 ratings Kindle Edition 14.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 40.79 24 Used from 13.54 5 New from 39.24 Paperback 28.35 23 Used from 12.95 14 New from 18.35 Audio, cassette from 51.54 2 Used from 51.54 2 New from 53.
Political power struggles are interwoven with other issues - fashion, food, education, medicine, religion, sex. 1215: The Year of Magna Carta Paperback Jan. 1215 - THE YEAR OF THE MAGNA CARTA explores what it was like to be alive in that momentous year. 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'. 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'. Never before had royal authority been so fundamentally challenged. 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. Danny Danziger is the author of 1215 (3.82 avg rating, 2187 ratings, 188 reviews, published 2003), Museum (3.84 avg rating, 654 ratings, 91 reviews, publ. On 15 June 1215, rebel barons forced King John to meet them at Runnymede.
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