A Pauper's History of England
Published by Pen & Sword Books
A unique tour through British history—from the perspective of the peasants and the poverty-stricken.
The past is traditionally told from the viewpoint of kings and queens, politicians and pioneers. But what about the people struggling to survive at the very lowest levels of society?
A Pauper’s History of England covers a thousand years of poverty, from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via the Black Death and the English Civil War. It paints a portrait of what life was like for the peasants, paupers, beggars, and working poor as England developed from a feudal society into a wealthy superpower.
Experience the past from a different perspective:
Tour the England of the Domesday BookMake a solemn Franciscan vow of povertyJoin the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381Converse with Elizabethan beggars and learn their secret languageMeet the inmates of Bedlam Hospital and Bridewell PrisonEnjoy a gin-soaked Georgian night of debaucherySpend the night in a workhouseGo slumming in Victorian London, and more!
The past is traditionally told from the viewpoint of kings and queens, politicians and pioneers. But what about the people struggling to survive at the very lowest levels of society?
A Pauper’s History of England covers a thousand years of poverty, from Domesday right up to the twentieth century, via the Black Death and the English Civil War. It paints a portrait of what life was like for the peasants, paupers, beggars, and working poor as England developed from a feudal society into a wealthy superpower.
Experience the past from a different perspective:
Tour the England of the Domesday BookMake a solemn Franciscan vow of povertyJoin the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381Converse with Elizabethan beggars and learn their secret languageMeet the inmates of Bedlam Hospital and Bridewell PrisonEnjoy a gin-soaked Georgian night of debaucherySpend the night in a workhouseGo slumming in Victorian London, and more!
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