{"product_id":"crypt-by-alice-roberts","title":"Crypt - Alice Roberts","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life' Daily Telegraph 'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down' \u003cstrong\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Fascinating’ \u003cstrong\u003eGuardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of the Middle Ages is typically the story of the rich and powerful, but archaeology represents another way of interrogating our history. By using cutting-edge science to examine human remains and burials, it is possible to gain a new understanding of the past – one that is more intimate and inclusive than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seven stories in Crypt are not comforting tales. We meet the patients at one of the earliest hospitals in England and the victims of the St Brice’s Day Massacre. We see a society struggling to make sense of disease, disability and death, as incurable epidemics sweep through medieval Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56948678033785,"sku":"9781398519251","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/4260\/0057\/files\/3a248546bc9d9ece899c1976ba1950396bd2a4ec30f7ddfc39ea7b894ea24b12.jpg?v=1775050105","url":"https:\/\/dyerswyndbooks.com\/products\/crypt-by-alice-roberts","provider":"Dyers Wynd Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}