Britain in the Middle Ages

Informationen zum Autor Dr Francis Pryor has spent thirty years studying the prehistory of the Fens. He has excavated sites as diverse as Bronze Age farms, field systems and entire Iron Age villages. From 1980 he turned his attention to pre-Roman religion and has excavated barrows, ‘henges’ and a large site dating to 3800 B.C. In 1987, with his wife Maisie Taylor, he set up the Fenland Archaeological Trust. He appears frequently on TV’s ‘Time Team’ and is the author of ‘Seahenge’, ‘Britain B.C.’ and ‘Britain A.D.’ Klappentext Drawing upon on a wealth of knowledge, discovery, research, and technical advances, this historical book dispels the common misconception of the "Dark Ages" as an era of chaos and violence. Redefining everything from the role of the Vikings to the supposed rigidity of the feudal system, this eminent archaeologist demolishes many of the myths about medieval Britain. Readers will learn that the Middle Ages were far from static; the two centuries following the Black Death epidemic of 1348, were a time of diversity, transition, and growth. Engaging and scholarly, this book reintroduces the reader to an era that gave birth to the modern world. Zusammenfassung As in ‘Britain B.C.’ and ‘Britain A.D.’ (also accompanied by Channel 4 series), eminent archaeologist Francis Pryor challenges familiar historical views of the Middle Ages by examining fresh evidence from the ground.

Product details

• Authors: Francis Pryor, Pryor Francis
• Publisher: Harper Perennial UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2007
• EAN: 9780007203628
• ISBN: 978-0-00-720362-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, British Isles, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Medieval European archaeology