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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