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The Black Death: The Story of a Village 1345-1350

Categorie	Middeleeuwen
Boeknummer	#390282-ZE22
Titel	The Black Death: The Story of a Village 1345-1350
Auteur	Hatcher, John
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Phoenix
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	0753823071
ISBN13	9780753823071
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrations in b/w, small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting	How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history. The Black Death remains the greatest disaster to befall humanity, killing about half the population of the planet in the 14th century. John Hatcher recreates everyday medieval life in a parish in Suffolk, from which an exceptional number of documents survive. This enables us to view events through the eyes of its residents, revealing in unique detail what it was like to live and die in these terrifying times. With scrupulous attention to historical accuracy, John Hatcher describes what the parishioners experienced, what they knew and what they believed. His narrative is peopled with characters developed from the villagers named in the actual town records and a series of dramatic scenes portray how ... (Lees verder)contemporaries must have experienced the momentous events.
Pagina's	356
Conditie	Goed — Creases in spine; name and year on title page.
Prijs	€ 6,00

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