1215: The Year of Magna Carta
- ISBN-10
- 0743257731
- ISBN-13
- 9780743257732
- Category
- History (General)
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Authors
- John Gillingham, Danny Danziger
Description
A portrait of everyday life in thirteenth-century Britain chronicles the people and events leading up to the signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede in June 1215.
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