The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons - Softcover

Jarman, Cat

 
9780008447311: The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0008447314 ISBN 13: 9780008447311
Verlag: William Collins, 2024

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A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘A diligent historian and a superb writer’THE TIMES

A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation.

In December 1642, during the Civil War, Parliamentarian troops stormed Winchester Cathedral and smashed ten beautifully decorated wooden chests to the ground, using the bones inside as missiles to shatter the cathedral’s stained glass windows. Afterwards, the clergy scrambled to collect the scattered remains: the bones of ancient kings, bishops and one formidable queen.

Bestselling historian Cat Jarman builds on the ground-breaking work of forensic archaeologists to lead us through more than a millennium of history. Alongside the cutting-edge investigation to unlock the bones' secrets, this is a thrilling and sometimes tragic tale. It tells the story of both the seekers and the sought, of those who protected the bones and those who spurned them.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr Cat Jarman is a bioarchaeologist and field archaeologist specialising in the Viking Age, Viking women, and Rapa Nui. She uses forensic techniques like isotope analysis, carbon dating, and DNA analysis on human remains to untangle the experiences of past people from broader historical narratives.

Dr Jarman has contributed to numerous TV documentaries as both an on-screen expert and historical consultant, including programmes for the BBC, Channel 4, History, Discovery, and more.

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A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘A diligent historian and a superb writer’ THE TIMES A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation.

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Verlag
William Collins
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0008447314
ISBN 13 
9780008447311
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
384
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