In the late 18th century, Members of the English gentry - a tiny group of roughly 1,000 households sandwiched between the ruling nobility and the peasants, and a rough analog for the contemporary "middle class" - the Pastons' experience, recorded
Covering the years from 1421 to 1484, and the lives of three generations of Pastons, the Gieses provide a rare window into the day-to-day life of this family, and the broader political and social goings-on of medieval England. We learn Readers are also treated to accounts of locally significant historical events, such as the Siege of Caister and the Battle of Barnet.
- ISBN10 0062016741
- ISBN13 9780062016744
- Publish Date 21 September 2010 (first published 7 July 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint HarperCollins eBooks
- Format eBook
- Pages 432
- Language English