From his starting-point of travel and adventure, using contemporary accounts, former British Ambassador Sir John Ure relates the stories of medieval Christian pilgrimage during the 500 years of its peak between 1066 and 1536. Through the often forgotten records of Erasmus, John of Gaunt, and Margery Kempe among others, the author brings to life a colorful cast of characters. Also embracing military expeditions described as religious journeys, Ure recounts tales of armed ventures such as the Albigensian Crusade and the Pilgrimage of Grace. Pilgrimages considers these journeys as literary and allegorical manifestations via Sir John Mandeville and John Bunyan. Ultimately, Ure uses his practiced skills as a travel writer to give vignettes of these pilgrim routes today, some accessible and popular, others as remote and haunting as in medieval times.
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Former British Ambassador Sir John Ure is author of numerous history and travel books, including In Search of Nomads, The Cossacks, and The Trail of Tamerlane. He writes on travel for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph and has served on the council of the Royal Geographical Society and as chairman of the Thomas Cook 'Travel Book of the Year’ panel. A regular guest lecturer on foreign tours, Who’s Who lists as his recreation 'travelling uncomfortably in remote places and writing about it comfortably afterwards'.
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I enjoyed this book as an entry to learning of personal memoirs regarding pilgrimages and the history of pilgrimage in European civilization. Very readable, and got me wanting to read the Canterbury Tales again as well as a history of the crusades. Very quick read and interesting. Written in an accessibly anecdotal manner with emphasis on the personal characters and foibles of pilgrims. They were often a strange lot!
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A Wonderful Book
Nov 25 2011
By E. Mohanny
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I found this book to be a wonderful glimpse into the past. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read about the Middle Ages.
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Pilgrimages in the middle ages
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By Beth Williamson
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This book contains short and interesting descriptions of travelers in the middle ages whose pilgrimages had various religious purposes.
I am particularly interested in the pilgrimages to Santiago de Campostela in Spain, one of the ancient pilgrimages which still draws walkers in the 21st century.
I am particularly interested in the pilgrimages to Santiago de Campostela in Spain, one of the ancient pilgrimages which still draws walkers in the 21st century.
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