The Light Ages

Seb Falk

The Middle Ages were a time of incredible discovery. From the first universities to the first mechanical clocks, medieval thinkers sought hard to understand the world around them. In his book, author Seb Falk introduces us to a fourteenth-century monk, inventor, astrologer and crusader named John of Westwyk – who was educated in England’s grandest monastery and exiled to a clifftop priory. Following the traces of his life, we learn to see the natural world through John’s eyes.