1215 The Year of Magna Carta

Name: 1215 The Year of Magna Carta
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ISBN: 9780743257787

ISBN-10: 0743257782

ISBN-13: 9780743257787

Edition: 2003

Authors: Danny Danziger, John. Gillingham

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Surveying a broad landscape through a narrow lens,1215sweeps 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. At the center of this fascinating period is the document that has become the root of modern freedom: the Magna Carta. 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. 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…

Book details

List price: $20.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 6/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Danny Danziger has written 11 books on a range of diverse subjects. His last title for Little, Brown -THE YEAR 1000 - went to number one and stayed on the bestseller list for seven months. Danny has a weekly interview column in the Sunday Times, Best of Times, Worst of Times, which over 12 years has won many accolades and awards.



Introduction


Map of Britain and France



The Englishman's Castle



The Countryside



Town



School



Family Strife



Tournaments and Battles



Hunting in the Forest



The Church



King John



The King's Men



Trial by Ordeal



A Christian Country



The English and the Celts



The Wider World



The Great Charter



The Myth


The Text of Magna Carta


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index