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White Ship, The Anarchy, Battle of Lincoln, Anglo-Saxon law
The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. Set in the 12th century, the novel covers the time between the sinking of the White Ship and the murder of Thomas Becket, but focuses primarily on the Anarchy.
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Epic, plot-driven, resolved and classical in form.
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“IN A BROAD VALLEY, at the foot of a sloping hillside, beside a clear bubbling stream, Tom was building a house.”
Ken Follett is a British author of thrillers and historical novels. He has sold more then 100 million copies of his works. Four of his books have reached the number 1 ranking on the New York Times best-seller list : *The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple* and *World Without End*.
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