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Название книги: The Pillars Of The Earth
Автор(ы): Ken Follett
Жанр: Историческая проза
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/The-Pillars-Of-The-Earth-197739.html
To Marie-Claire, the apple of my eyeOn the night of 25 November 1120 the White Ship set out for England and foundered off Barfleur with all hands save one… The vessel was the latest thing in marine transport, fitted with all the devices known to the shipbuilder of the time… The notoriety of this wreck is due to the very large number of distinguished persons on board; beside the king’s son and heir, there were two royal bastards, several earls and barons, and most of the royal household… its historical significance is that it left Henry without an obvious heir… its ultimate result was the disputed succession and the period of anarchy which followed Henry’s death.– A. L. POOLE,From Domesday Book to Magna Carta
PROLOGUE
1123THE SMALL BOYS came early to the hanging.It was still dark when the first three or four of them sidled out of the hovels, quiet as cats in their felt boots. A thin layer of fresh snow covered the little town like a new coat of paint, and theirs were the first footprin
Название книги: The Pillars Of The Earth
Автор(ы): Ken Follett
Жанр: Историческая проза
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/The-Pillars-Of-The-Earth-197739.html
To Marie-Claire, the apple of my eyeOn the night of 25 November 1120 the White Ship set out for England and foundered off Barfleur with all hands save one… The vessel was the latest thing in marine transport, fitted with all the devices known to the shipbuilder of the time… The notoriety of this wreck is due to the very large number of distinguished persons on board; beside the king’s son and heir, there were two royal bastards, several earls and barons, and most of the royal household… its historical significance is that it left Henry without an obvious heir… its ultimate result was the disputed succession and the period of anarchy which followed Henry’s death.– A. L. POOLE,From Domesday Book to Magna Carta
PROLOGUE
1123THE SMALL BOYS came early to the hanging.It was still dark when the first three or four of them sidled out of the hovels, quiet as cats in their felt boots. A thin layer of fresh snow covered the little town like a new coat of paint, and theirs were the first footprin
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