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The Pastons and their England: Studies in an Age of Transition
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Pastons and their England: Studies in an Age of Transition
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) H. S. Bennett
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| Series | Canto original series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:308 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 136 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521398268
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| Classifications | Dewey:942.04/092/2 [B] 929.20942 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
13 September 1990 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Paston letters have long exercised a tremendous fascination for their capacity to recreate in vivid detail the lives of an ordinary well-to-do fifteenth-century family. H. S. Bennett's classic study recreates beautifully their historical context and offers the additional perspectives provided by the letters of their correspondents: bishops and serving men, prisoners and dukes, priests and ribald companions. Among the intriguing areas of late medieval life which are explored are marriage, women's lives, education, travelling, the law and lawlessness, the clergy and the changing face of the English countryside. This account of the Pastons' England reveals an age of historical transition as it was played out in the daily challenges of individual lives.
Reviews'... a book of real value, and of engrossing interest to the reader who has the faintest spark of historical imagination'. The Daily Telegraph
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