Enough with the myth of the dark age of arbitrary wars, bloodthirsty witch hunts, and hygienic disasters - here comes the Middle Ages as it really was. In her first non-fiction book, bestselling author Rebecca Gablé retells the story of the English Middle Ages: competently and informatively, wonderfully colorful and as captivating as a novel - always with a smile. Read about how the Vikings, lacking other hobbies, conquered England - inadvertently aided by the English King Æthelred, whose reputation has been ruined ever since. Experience how centuries later Eleanor of Aquitaine takes the stage, one of the most entertaining and remarkable scandalous figures to ever sit on England's throne. And learn why Thomas Becket, the son of an immigrant who became a wealthy real estate speculator, met his end.