A Pauper's History of England: 1,000 Years of Peasants, Beggars & Guttersnipes
A unique tour through British history—from the perspective of the peasants and the poverty-stricken.
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?
A Pauper’s History of England covers a thousand years of poverty, from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via the Black Death and the English Civil War. It paints a portrait of what life was like for the peasants, paupers, beggars, and working poor as England developed from a feudal society into a wealthy superpower.
Experience the past from a different perspective:
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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?
A Pauper’s History of England covers a thousand years of poverty, from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via the Black Death and the English Civil War. It paints a portrait of what life was like for the peasants, paupers, beggars, and working poor as England developed from a feudal society into a wealthy superpower.
Experience the past from a different perspective:
- Tour the England of the Domesday Book
- Make a solemn Franciscan vow of poverty
- Join the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381
- Converse with Elizabethan beggars and learn their secret language
- Meet the inmates of Bedlam Hospital and Bridewell Prison
- Enjoy a gin-soaked Georgian night of debauchery
- Spend the night in a workhouse
- Go slumming in Victorian London, and more!
A Pauper's History of England: 1,000 Years of Peasants, Beggars & Guttersnipes
A unique tour through British history—from the perspective of the peasants and the poverty-stricken.
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?
A Pauper’s History of England covers a thousand years of poverty, from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via the Black Death and the English Civil War. It paints a portrait of what life was like for the peasants, paupers, beggars, and working poor as England developed from a feudal society into a wealthy superpower.
Experience the past from a different perspective:
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?
A Pauper’s History of England covers a thousand years of poverty, from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via the Black Death and the English Civil War. It paints a portrait of what life was like for the peasants, paupers, beggars, and working poor as England developed from a feudal society into a wealthy superpower.
Experience the past from a different perspective:
- Tour the England of the Domesday Book
- Make a solemn Franciscan vow of poverty
- Join the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381
- Converse with Elizabethan beggars and learn their secret language
- Meet the inmates of Bedlam Hospital and Bridewell Prison
- Enjoy a gin-soaked Georgian night of debauchery
- Spend the night in a workhouse
- Go slumming in Victorian London, and more!
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473871618 |
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| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited |
| Publication date: | 02/20/2019 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 224 |
| File size: | 24 MB |
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