![]() ![]() Broad in scope and rich in detail, 1215 ingeniously illuminates what may have been the most important year of our history. For instance, women wore no underwear (though men did), the average temperatures were actually higher than they are now, and the austere kitchen at Westminster Abbey allowed each monk two pounds of meat and a gallon of ale per day. The events leading up to King John's setting his seal to the famous document at Runnymede in June 1215 form this rich and riveting narrative that vividly describes everyday life from castle to countryside, from school to church, and from hunting in the forest to trial by ordeal. Danny Danziger (Author of 1215) Discover new books on Goodreads See if your friends have read any of Danny Danzigers books Join Goodreads Danny Danziger’s Followers (18) Danny Danziger edit data Combine Editions Danny Danziger’s books Average rating: 3. Danny Danziger 1215 CD-ROM 131 ratings Hardcover 28.15 61 Used from 1.35 10 New from 16.00 Paperback 17.00 73 Used from 1.16 7 New from 10.98 Audio, Cassette from 38.07 2 Used from 38.07 2 New from 44.74 Multimedia CD 8.68 2 Used from 8.67 1 New from 196. It was a time of political revolution and domestic change that saw the Crusades, Richard the Lionheart, King John, and - in legend - Robin Hood all make their marks on history. ![]() ![]() At the center of this fascinating period is the document that has become the root of modern freedom: the Magna Carta. ![]() Surveying a broad landscape through a narrow lens, 1215 sweeps readers back eight centuries in an absorbing portrait of life during a time of global upheaval, the ripples of which can still be felt today. ![]()
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