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Buy The Gauntlet by Ronald Welch (ISBN: 9780192738592) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England

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Stormin' Normans (Horrible Histories): Amazon.co.uk: Deary, Terry, Brown, Martin: Books

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David Dimbleby charts the last 2,000 years of Britain through its art and treasure. The first part begins with the Roman invasion and ends with the Norman Conquest.

David Dimbleby tells the story of Britain through its art and treasure. The first part of the chronicle begins with the Roman invasion and ends with the Norman Conquest.

David travels throughout Britain in search of the greatest works of art from the time: the mosaics of Bignor Roman Villa, the burial treasure of Sutton Hoo, Anglo-Saxon poetry and Alfred the Great's jewel. He also goes abroad, throughout Europe, to find objects either made in Britain, or which tell us something about our past.

In Aphrodisias, Turkey, he finds the oldest image of Britannia; in Florence, a beautiful illuminated Bible made by Northumbrian monks in the 8th century; in Normandy, the Bayeux Tapestry, now believed to have been made by English nuns. He ends at the Tower of London, now seen as a symbol of Britishness, but originally built by William the Conqueror to subdue the people of England.

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BBC One - Seven Ages of Britain, Age of Conquest

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David Dimbleby charts the last 2,000 years of Britain through its art and treasure. The first part begins with the Roman invasion and ends with the Norman Conquest. David Dimbleby tells the story of Britain through its art and treasure. The first part of the chronicle begins with the Roman invasion and ends with the Norman Conquest.

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Former Monty Python star Terry Jones explores the history of the Crusades.

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Hugely redolent of the medieval clash of politics, avarice and religion, The Pillars of the Earth is, first and foremost, a ripping good yarn which grafts timeless themes of ambition, lust and jealousy onto a compelling tale of cathedral building. Follett is a top notch storyteller and this wildly enjoyable volume spawned two sequels to form The Kingsbridge Series.

The girl turned her hypnotic golden eyes on the three strangers, the knight, the monk and the priest; and then she pronounced her curse, callling out the words in ringing tones: "I curse you with sickness and sorrow, with hunger and pain; your house shall be consumed by fire and your children shall die in the gallows; your enemies shall prosper, and you shall grow old in sadness and regret..."
So begins a spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece, the first novel in the epic Kingsbridge Series.

The Pillars of the Earth is the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known. It is the story of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul who will be divided by love and tortured by duty and divided loyalty. It is the story of the beautiful, resourceful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame, driven by a bitter determination and destined to shape her own destiny and others...

But most of all it is a story of a community shaped by history and of the ultimate struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother against brother.

The Kingsbridge Series is: The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End and A Column of Fire.

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'A highly enjoyable tale... this book evokes its period brilliantly' - The Sunday Times

'A historical saga of such breadth and density... Follett succeeds brilliantly in combining hugeness and detail to create a novel imbued with the rawness, violence and blind faith of the era' - The Sunday Express

'Enormous and brilliant... this mammoth tale seems to touch all human emotion - love and hate, loyalty and treachery, hope and despair. This is truly a novel to get lost in' - Cosmopolitan

Ken Follett

Ken Follett is a Welsh thriller and historical fiction writer, whose works are phenomenal bestsellers around the world. Amongst his best known works are the historical Kingsbridge and Century trilogies.

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This has been laying on my bookshelf for years and last year I finally decided to pick it up and read it. I was hooked from the beginning, and read it in a matter of weeks. Follett creates such a complex mix of... More

I really loved the TV so I was very excited to read the novel. Unfortunately I found the book to be tedious and boring. Ken Follett seemes to believe that his readers have the memory span of goldfish and recaps what... More

"Strong title that draws one in"

From page one this book is gripping. Whilst the construction of Churches and Cathedrals has never been in the forefront of my imagination, I now look differently at these towering and magnificent buildings........... More

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The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett | Waterstones

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Hugely redolent of the medieval clash of politics, avarice and religion, The Pillars of the Earth is, first and foremost, a ripping good yarn which grafts timeless themes of ambition, lust and jealousy onto a compelling tale of cathedral building. Follett is a top notch storyteller and this wildly enjoyable volume spawned two sequels to form The Kingsbridge Series.

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BBC Two - Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom

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Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold reveal the skills of medieval castle builders.

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David Dimbleby goes on an architectural tour of Britain. He climbs the tower of Ely Cathedral, explores great castles and learns how to build a medieval barn.

David Dimbleby journeys through Britain, and through 1,000 years of our history, to discover the buildings that have made us who we are.

His journey begins in the east of England, in medieval times the richest place in Britain, and home to some of our most spectacular buildings. He climbs the tower of Ely Cathedral, explores magnificent castles, learns how to build a medieval barn, goes on a pilgrimage, experiences life in a great hall and learns how the Black Death turned England upside down.

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BBC Two - How We Built Britain, The East: A New Dawn

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David Dimbleby goes on an architectural tour of Britain. He climbs the tower of Ely Cathedral, explores great castles and learns how to build a medieval barn. David Dimbleby journeys through Britain, and through 1,000 years of our history, to discover the buildings that have made us who we are.

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The Worst Jobs in History - the Middle Ages

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The Worst Jobs in History - the Middle Ages

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Think your Job sucks? You aint seen nothing yet! Creative Planet, Creative Thinking

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Think your Job sucks? You aint seen nothing yet! Creative Planet, Creative thinking

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The story of Britain through its art and treasure. This episode looks at the Middle Ages, from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to the death of Richard II in 1400.

The story of British art in the Middle Ages, spanning from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to the death of Richard II in 1400. It was an age defined by worship - whether worship of God, the king, or one's lady love.

David Dimbleby looks at the finest creations of the medieval Church, like the stained glass of Canterbury Cathedral and the colourful Bury Bible, and is winched 40 feet off the ground to see a rare surviving church Doom - a painting of the Last Judgement - close up.

During the reign of Edward I a new fad, chivalry, gripped the nation, resulting in fabulous creations like the Eleanor Cross of Geddington, Edward III's vast ceremonial sword at Windsor, and the tomb of the Black Prince. The artistic high point of the Middle Ages came with the reign of Richard II, whose patronage inspired three masterpieces: the famous timber roof of Westminster Hall, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and the Wilton Diptych altarpiece.

David travels to Munich to see the only surviving English medieval crown, which belonged to Richard's wife, Anne of Bohemia.

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BBC One - Seven Ages of Britain, Age of Worship

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The story of Britain through its art and treasure. This episode looks at the Middle Ages, from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to the death of Richard II in 1400. The story of British art in the Middle Ages, spanning from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to the death of Richard II in 1400.