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.
| ISBN: | 9780521398268 |
| Publication date: | 13th September 1990 |
| Author: | H S Bennett |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 308 pages |
| Series: | Canto original series |
| Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages |
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.
The Pastons and their England features in the following genres: European history: medieval period, middle ages
The Pastons and their England is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Pastons and their England was written by H S Bennett and published by Cambridge University Press
The Pastons and their England has 308 pages
Yes it is part of Canto original series series
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