Crypt

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The stunning new book from Professor Alice Roberts, acclaimed and bestselling author of Ancestors and Buried.



THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER
CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024

'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life' Daily Telegraph

'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down' Evening Standard

‘Gripping… Fascinating… While bodily remains tell excellent tales, they require an equally vivid historical context if they are to come fully alive’ Guardian

'Another really good book from archaeologist Alice Roberts . . . Helps you understand the facts on a technical level, but also makes you feel them in your bones' New Scientist

The new book by Sunday Times bestselling author of Ancestors and Buried - the final instalment in Professor Alice Roberts' acclaimed trilogy.

We can unlock secrets from bones preserved for centuries in tombs, graves and crypts.

The history of the Middle Ages is typically the story of the rich and powerful, there’s barely a written note for most people’s lives. Archaeology represents another way of interrogating our history. By using cutting-edge science to examine human remains and burials, it is possible to unearth details about how individuals lived and died that give us a new understanding of the past – one that is more intimate and inclusive than ever before.

The seven stories in Crypt are not comforting tales. We meet the patients at one of the earliest hospitals in England and the victims of the St Brice’s Day Massacre. We see a society struggling to make sense of disease, disability and death, as incurable epidemics sweep through medieval Europe. We learn of a protracted battle between Church and State that led to the murder of Thomas Becket and the destruction of the most famous tomb in England. And we come face to face with the archers who went down with Henry VIII’s favourite ship, the Mary Rose.

Beautifully written and expertly researched by Professor Alice Roberts, Crypt is packed with thrilling discoveries that will make you see the history of Britain afresh.

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Buried

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A sunday times bestseller tender fascinating lucid and illuminating robert macfarlanefunerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality how they felt about loss what they believed came next from roman cremations and graveside feasts to deviant burials with heads rearranged f 2 - 4 weken .. MEER INFO

Ancestors Pa

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An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of britain through seven burial sites by using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries professor alice roberts helps us better understand life today this is a terrific timely and transporting book takin 2 - 4 weken .. MEER INFO

Crypt

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The sunday times no 1 bestseller chosen by waterstones as one of their best history books of 2024 compulsive a wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life daily telegraph gripping i found it hard to put down evening standard another really good bo Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 29 februari 2024

Aantal pagina's: 352

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Alice Roberts

Hoofduitgeverij: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Product breedte: 153 mm

Product hoogte: 25 mm

Product lengte: 234 mm

Verpakking breedte: 161 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 33 mm

Verpakking lengte: 240 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 531 g

EAN: 9781398519237

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