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Rosemary Horrox

Auteur de The Black Death

20+ oeuvres 439 utilisateurs 4 critiques

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Œuvres de Rosemary Horrox

The Black Death (1999) 194 exemplaires
Richard III, A Study in Service (1989) 61 exemplaires
A Social History of England, 1200-1500 (2006) — Directeur de publication — 49 exemplaires
British Library Harleian Manuscript 433 (1979) — Directeur de publication — 9 exemplaires
Richard III and the North (1986) 6 exemplaires

Oeuvres associées

The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 7, c.1415-c.1500 (1998) — Contributeur — 81 exemplaires

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Nom canonique
Horrox, Rosemary
Date de naissance
1951-05-21
Sexe
female

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I’ve been fascinated by the de la Poles’ history for a long time now. This booklet covers the family’s elevation from obscurity to the wealthiest merchants in England, setting the paving stones for the next generation’s rise to the nobility.

Of the three brothers who started it all, the middle one – William – is the prime mover and main focus of this account. He, like his older brother Richard, were unscrupulous, but they did what they did for their families as much as for themselves.

It’s unfortunate that more info hasn’t survived through the years, but what we do have makes for an interesting read.

It would’ve been a shorter read if the author used the active voice, though like most historians she writes in the passive voice, which is my only criticism.

I’ve also lived in Hull for ten years – and East Yorkshire all my life – so this added to my interest in the early de la Poles.
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PhilSyphe | Nov 19, 2018 |
This book is comprised of primary source materials on 14th century outbreaks of the plague. Much of the material is English, though Italy, Germany, France and Ireland are also represented. Not light or casual reading, to be sure, but Horrox does a very good job of explaining obscure terms or references. And to be sure, some passages are gruesomely entertaining.
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EricCostello | 1 autre critique | Nov 10, 2017 |
I have several books on the Black Death. This one is set apart because rather than being a discussion of the causes and fall out, it is a collection of reports, diaries, letter, and documentations left by people who lived (or not) through the epidemic.
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GeekGoddess | 1 autre critique | Dec 23, 2008 |
Excellent survey of late medieval social history of England. The essays are all excellent, and the book gives a great general overview of what life was like in late medieval England.
 
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Gwendydd | Dec 31, 2007 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
20
Aussi par
1
Membres
439
Popularité
#55,772
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
4
ISBN
33

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