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"World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroads...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"The Black Death of the fourteenth century wouldn’t have been as deadly if people had just shut their windows! RIGHT? WRONG! Despite what people thought at the time, a closed window won’t do anything against bubonic plague. The truth is, the plague wasn’t caused by breathing in “bad air”. It was transmitted by infected fleas biting (and, in the process, throwing up into) people. No joke."--Back cover.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Set in England during the 1300s, the series chronicles the lives of ordinary citizens as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France, all while Europe is bracing for the Black Death. Caris, a visionary woman, and her lover Merthin build a community that stands up to the Crown and the church.