MEDIEVAL PEOPLE

In sixty-nine succinct biographies, Michael Prestwich takes us on a tour of the medieval world, journeying from Salisbury to Samarka nd and encompassing the most significant figures in art, architecture, politics, religion, philosophy and science. The 700 years of history covered in this book saw astounding advances against a turbulent backdrop of plagues and crusades. Featuring warriors and sa ints, innovators and explorers, queens and nuns, pirates and poets, this is an enthralling overview of the people who made the Middl e Ages.