Bone Chests

Regular price €17.50
A01=Cat Jarman
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
archaeology
Author_Cat Jarman
automatic-update
bioarchaeologist
bishops
British
carbon dating
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HBJD1
Category=HBLC
Category=HDDM
Category=NHDG
Category=NKD
Civil War
Cnut the Great
conflict
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Pre-order
dna
Emma of Normandy
England
eq_history
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_non-fiction
forensic
history
investigation
King Alfred
kings
Language_English
monarchy
mystery
Norman conquest
North Sea Empire
PA=Not yet available
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Forthcoming
queens
religion
royalty
Scandinavian king
science
softlaunch
techniques
transformation
Viking
war
Wessex
William Rufus
William the Conqueor
Winchester Cathedral

Product details

  • ISBN 9780008447311
  • Weight: 360g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Sep 2024
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days

Our Delivery Time Frames Explained
2-4 Working Days: Available in-stock

10-20 Working Days
: On Backorder

Will Deliver When Available
: On Pre-Order or Reprinting

We ship your order once all items have arrived at our warehouse and are processed. Need those 2-4 day shipping items sooner? Just place a separate order for them!

A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘A diligent historian and a superb writer’ THE TIMES

A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation.

In December 1642, during the Civil War, Parliamentarian troops stormed Winchester Cathedral and smashed ten beautifully decorated wooden chests to the ground, using the bones inside as missiles to shatter the cathedral’s stained glass windows. Afterwards, the clergy scrambled to collect the scattered remains: the bones of ancient kings, bishops and one formidable queen.

Bestselling historian Cat Jarman builds on the ground-breaking work of forensic archaeologists to lead us through more than a millennium of history. Alongside the cutting-edge investigation to unlock the bones' secrets, this is a thrilling and sometimes tragic tale. It tells the story of both the seekers and the sought, of those who protected the bones and those who spurned them.

Dr Cat Jarman is a bioarchaeologist and field archaeologist specialising in the Viking Age, Viking women, and Rapa Nui. She uses forensic techniques like isotope analysis, carbon dating, and DNA analysis on human remains to untangle the experiences of past people from broader historical narratives.

Dr Jarman has contributed to numerous TV documentaries as both an on-screen expert and historical consultant, including programmes for the BBC, Channel 4, History, Discovery, and more.