Danziger and Gillingham make it clear that the Magna Carta was not an abstract thesis, but a brilliant response to a particular time and circumstance. 1215 by Danny Danziger, 2004, Coronet Books edition, in English. The event itself and the details of the document show how age-old practices and last-minute concessions shaped the text (which is included in its entirety). It was originally published in 2003 by Hodder & Stoughton, a division of Hodder Headline. When the reader reaches the climactic chapter, in which the barons force the Charter on John, the document has jumped off the pedestal on which tradition has placed it and become a living thing. 1215: The Year of Magna Carta is a historical documentation of life in Medieval England written by author and journalist Danny Danziger and emeritus professor of history at the London School of Economics John Gillingham. The infamous King John, who signed the Great Charter, moves slowly to center stage against the background stories of his parents, the legendary Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine his brother Richard Lionheart and other great figures of the day, both historical and mythical, including Robin Hood and Thomas à Becket.
Marvelous details about daily life abound, while myths and misperceptions are firmly swept away. While the first chapters elaborate on how both average folk and elites lived, worked, hunted, married, studied, played and went to church, later chapters get deeper into the meaning of the document itself. ) and Gillingham, professor emeritus of history at the London School of Economics, head each chapter with a passage from the Great Charter and elucidate the daily experience and issues that underlie it. This excellent study is not only about the document itself but also about the context in which it can be fully understood. delightful.' - Times Literary Supplement 'The authors entertain and inform with pertinent reflection.Life in the castles and the violent streets of London, the lure of the crusades and the dominant theme of rural life are all examined with panache.' - Oxford Times ' superb account of the year of Magna Carta.fascinating descritpions of life at the time, and of the surrounding world.Magna Carta is considered a foundation of modern freedoms, yet it is deeply rooted in the unique facts and political situation of 13th-century England.
Even more enjoyable than the account of the Magna Carta itself is the depiction of how we were, who we were and how many we were in the crucial year of 1215.' - Antonia Fraser, Mail on Sunday 'Danziger and Gillingham have the knack of walking us right into history and making us feel at home.this is a hugely enjoyable window into medieval life.' - Independent 'Danziger and Gillingham write clearly and accessibly to bring their slice of history to life.(they) admirably remind us of the chaotic soil in which the first glimmerings of British political freedom took root.' - Simon Jenkins, The Sunday Times 'The disquisitions on education, medicine and agriculture are informative.
'A fascinating, readable digest of social history which has bestseller written all over it.' - Frank McLynn, Non-fiction read of the week, Sunday 'Entertaining and informative.
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