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Terry
Jones.
Medieval
Lives.
BBC
Books, 2005.
ISBN
0563522755.
Paperback.
Publisher's
recommended price £7.99
Previously published in
hardback in 2004, to accompany the BBC TV series. Was medieval England
full of knights on horseback rescuing fainting damsels in distress?
Were the Middle Ages mired in superstition and ignorance? Why does
nobody ever mention King Louis the First and Last? And, of couse, those
key questions: which monks were forbidden the delights of donning
underpants... and did outlaws never wear trousers?
Terry Jones and Alan Ereira are your guides to this most misrepresented
and misunderstood period, and they point you to things that will
surprise and provoke. Did you know, for example, that medieval people
didn't think the world was flat? That was a total fabrication by an
American journalist in the 19th century. Did you know that they didn't
burn witches in the Middle Ages? That was a refinement of the so-called
Renaissance. In fact, medieval kings weren't necessarily merciless
tyrants and peasants entertained at home using French pottery and fine
wine.
Terry Jones' Medieval Lives
reveals Medieval Britain as you have never seen it before - a vibrant
society teeming with individuality, intrigue and innovation.
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