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Making a Living in the Middle Ages. The People of Britain 850–1520
New Haven and London: Yale UP 2002
Gillingham, John
Richard I
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Childhood in the Middle Ages
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The Birth of Romance. An Anthology
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About the Author
Danny Danziger was brought up in England and America. Now an award winning columnist for the Sunday Times, he is the author of eight books, including the bestselling Eton Voices and The Year 1000. John Gillingham is professor of history at LSE and the author of a number of highly-regarded academic works on the Middle Ages, as well as the popular history book Medieval Britain: An Introduction.
Also by Danny Danziger:
The Year 1000
Eton Voices
The Noble Tradition
The Orchestra
Lost Hearts
The Cathedral
All In a Day’s Work
The Happiness Book
Also by John Gillingham:
Richard I
The Angevin Empire
The Wars of the Roses
The English in the Twelfth Century