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Shelfari edited the description of 1215: The Year of Magna Carta Monday, August 3 2009.
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. At the center of this fascinating period is the document that has become the root of modern freedom: the Magna Carta. 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. 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. 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. Broad in scope and rich in detail, 1215 ingeniously illuminates what may have been the most important year of our history.
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Shelfari edited the contributors of 1215: The Year of Magna Carta Tuesday, July 21 2009.
- reordered the contributors.
- 1 : Danny Danziger:
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Shelfari edited the contributors of 1215: The Year of Magna Carta Friday, July 17 2009.
- Added a contributor: Danny Danziger: (Primary Author)
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Shelfari edited the first sentence of 1215: The Year of Magna Carta Friday, July 17 2009.
- This was a time when a laborer was paid a penny a day, and when an income of ten pounds a year was enough for a country gentleman to maintain a comfortable lifestyle.
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