THE SUNDAY TIMES<\/i> NO. 1 BESTSELLER<\/b>
CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life’ Daily\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><\/i>Telegraph\u00c2\u00a0<\/i><\/b>
‘Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down’ Evening\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>Standard<\/b><\/i>
‘Fascinating’\u00c2\u00a0Guardian<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The history of the Middle Ages is typically the story of the rich and powerful, but archaeology represents another way of interrogating our history. By using cutting-edge science to examine human remains and burials, it is possible to gain a new understanding of the past – one that is more intimate and inclusive than ever before.<\/p>\n
The seven stories in Crypt<\/i> 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, and come face to face with the archers who went down with the Mary Rose.<\/p>\n
Beautifully written and expertly researched by Professor Alice Roberts, Crypt<\/i> is packed with thrilling scientific discoveries that challenge what we thought we knew about history.<\/b><\/p>\n
‘An addictive picture of medieval Britain from a cutting edge perspective’Evening Standard<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The stunning new book from Professor Alice Roberts, acclaimed and bestselling author of Ancestors<\/i> and Buried<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[75],"product_tag":[493,290,8161,16833],"class_list":["post-107350","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-history","product_tag-archaeology","product_tag-history","product_tag-infectious-contagious-diseases","product_tag-social-cultural-anthropology","pa_book_author-roberts-alice","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-393-0941-edition23","pa_imprint-simon-schuster-uk-ltd","pa_language-english","pa_pages-8497","pa_publisher-simon-schuster-uk-ltd","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n