The Bone Chests - Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons

A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR ''A diligent historian and a superb writer'' THE TIMES A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation. In December 1642, during the Civil War, Parliamentarian troops stormed Winchester Cathedral and smashed ten beautifully decorated wooden chests to the ground, using the bones inside as missiles to shatter the cathedral''s stained glass windows. Afterwards, the clergy scrambled to collect the scattered remains: the bones of ancient kings, bishops and one formidable queen. Bestselling historian Cat Jarman builds on the ground-breaking work of forensic archaeologists to lead us through more than a millennium of history. Alongside the cutting-edge investigation to unlock the bones'' secrets, this is a thrilling and sometimes tragic tale. It tells the story of both the seekers and the sought, of those who protected the bones and those who spurned them.

Product details

• Authors: Cat Jarman
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.09.2024
• EAN: 9780008447311
• ISBN: 978-0-00-844731-1
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Europe, English, Midlands, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / Civilization, Norway, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, c 500 to c 1000 CE, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, European history: the Normans, BCE period – Protohistory, Medieval European archaeology