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The Year 1000 - by Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • As the Shadow of the Millennium Descended Across England and Christendom, it Seemed as if the World was About to End.
  • Author(s): Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger
  • 240 Pages
  • History, Europe

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About the Book



How did people make sense of the end of one era and the start of another?"The Year 1000" plunges readers into the past in colorful detail and provides them with a historically accurate portrait of life on the cusp of the first millennium.



Book Synopsis



As the Shadow of the Millennium Descended Across England and Christendom, it Seemed as if the World was About to End. Actually, it was Only the Beginning... Welcome to the Year 1000. This is What Life was Like. How clothes were fastened in a world without buttons, p.10 The rudiments of medieval brain surgery, p.124 The first millennium's Bill Gates, p.192 How dolphins forecasted weather, p.140 The recipe for a medieval form of Viagra, p.126 Body parts a married woman had to forfeit if she committed adultery, p.171 The fundamental rules of warfare, p.154 How fried and crushed black snails could improve your health, p.127 And much more...



From the Back Cover



AS THE SHADOW OF THE MILLENNIUM DESCENDED ACROSS ENGLAND AND CHRISTENDOM, IT SEEMED AS IF THE WORLD WAS ABOUT TO END. ACTUALLY, IT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING . . .

WELCOME TO THE YEAR 1000.

THIS IS WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE.

How clothes were fastened in a world without buttons, p. 10

The rudiments of medieval brain surgery, p. 124

The first millennium's Bill Gates, p. 192

How dolphins forecasted weather, p. 140

The recipe for a medieval form of Viagra, p. 126

Body parts a married woman had to forfeit if she committed adultery, p. 171

The fundamental rules of warfare, p. 154

How fried and crushed black snails could improve your health, p. 127

And much more...

Dimensions (Overall): 8.22 Inches (H) x 5.66 Inches (W) x .68 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Europe
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Theme: Great Britain, General
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2000
TCIN: 81461064
UPC: 9780316511575
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-0789
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.68 inches length x 5.66 inches width x 8.22 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.5 pounds
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