THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A MEDIEVAL KNIGHT: Sir Geoffrey de Langley and Family

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Traces the Langley family to reveal medieval lives, secrets, and untold stories. Easy-to-digest retelling of medieval history from the point of view of the knight and his family. Seeks to bring the Langley family's history back to light after it was concluded that this family failed to achieve anything much of note and fell from history, due to lack of heirs. Traces through historical archives; abbeys, houses, and cemeteries; deciphering manuscripts; and trying to understand Latin. Draws together the genealogical chart to tell tales such as a monk driven to insanity by study, the babes in the wood, the murder of a young Oxford scholar, and a long journey across Europe with a leopard. Contains 40 mono illustrations.