# A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

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- Authors: [Martyn Whittock](https://www.bookquiver.com/martyn-whittock)
- Publisher: robinson
- ISBN: 978-18-4529-685-8
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2009-03-12
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life in this fascinating new portrait that brings together the everyday and the extraordinary. Thus we glimpse 11th-century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and his master. The life of Dick Whittington illuminates the rise of the urban elite. The stories of Roger 'the Raker' who drowned in his own sewage, a 'merman' imprisoned in Orford Castle and the sufferings of the Jews of Bristol reveal the extraordinary diversity of medieval society. Through these characters and events - and using the latest discoveries and research - the dynamic and engaging panorama of medieval England is revealed.