Product Description

The year 1215 saw a time of global upheaval from which the ripples can still be felt today - but it was also an age of domestic changes and the development of a way of life not entirely different to our own. From the oddest detail to the grandest political struggle, Danny Danziger and John Gillingham paint an extraordinary picture of this fascinating age, featuring a cast of some of the most enduring names in history - 'Bad' King John, Genghis Khan, St Francis of Assissi - as well as the thousands of ordinary people whose lives, just as they are today, were affected by the historical events happening around them. The power struggles are balanced with the social issues of the day - fashion, communications, education, medicine, religion, sex - as the authors explore the attitudes and habits of a nation in flux, and the ways in which they sculpted the modern world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1725940 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-19
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Audio Cassette

Review
Acclaim for THE YEAR 1000: 'A better introduction to this early world than many of us got at school' -- Evening Standard 'As stylish a popular social history as one could find' -- The Times 'A brilliant little book, well-written, knowledgeable, insightful, accessible, a model of how popular social history should be written' -- Glasgow Herald 'A beautiful window on past history. My book of the year' -- Simon Jenkins 'An abundance of useful information and intriguing insights' -- Literary Review 'Thoroughly enjoyable...a superb insight into life as we lived a thousand years ago' -- Independent

Glasgow Herald
'A brilliant little book, well-written, knowledgeable, insightful, accessible, a model of how popular social history should be written'

Simon Jenkins
'A beautiful window on past history. My book of the year'