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Pauper´s Eye View of English History
Peter Stubley
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Description for Pauper´s Eye View of English History
Hardback. A view of English history from the gutter, transporting the reader from the 1100s to the early 1900s. A Pauper's Guide takes a popular approach to history in the same vein as existing popular history titles focusing on the sights, sounds and smells of history, like Ian Mortimer's Time Traveller's Guides and Terry Deary's Horrible History series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-16 page plate section). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
What would English history look like from the gutter? The past is traditionally told from the viewpoint of kings and queens, politicians and pioneers. But what about the people struggling to survive at the very lowest levels of society? Surely the poor are just as much a part of our heritage? A Pauper's History of England covers 1,000 years of poverty from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via the Black Death and the English Civil War. It uses contemporary sources creatively to give the reader an idea of just what life was like for the peasants, paupers, ... Read more
What would English history look like from the gutter? The past is traditionally told from the viewpoint of kings and queens, politicians and pioneers. But what about the people struggling to survive at the very lowest levels of society? Surely the poor are just as much a part of our heritage? A Pauper's History of England covers 1,000 years of poverty from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via the Black Death and the English Civil War. It uses contemporary sources creatively to give the reader an idea of just what life was like for the peasants, paupers, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
447g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783376117
SKU
V9781783376117
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About Peter Stubley
Peter Stubley is a crime journalist and historian. He was born and raised in the north of England but lives in London. This is his third book.
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