<Dl> <Dd>... developed an interest in cathedrals . Before too long, it occurred to me to channel this enthusiasm into a novel . I knew it had to be a long book . It took at least thirty years to build a cathedral and most took longer because they would run out of money, or be attacked or invaded . So the story covers the entire lives of the main characters . My publishers were a little nervous about such a very unlikely subject but, paradoxically, it is my most popular book . It's also the book I'm most proud of . It recreates, quite vividly, the entire life of the village and the people who live there . You feel you know the place and the people as intimately as if you yourself were living there in the Middle Ages . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd>... developed an interest in cathedrals . Before too long, it occurred to me to channel this enthusiasm into a novel . I knew it had to be a long book . It took at least thirty years to build a cathedral and most took longer because they would run out of money, or be attacked or invaded . So the story covers the entire lives of the main characters . My publishers were a little nervous about such a very unlikely subject but, paradoxically, it is my most popular book . It's also the book I'm most proud of . It recreates, quite vividly, the entire life of the village and the people who live there . You feel you know the place and the people as intimately as if you yourself were living there in the Middle Ages . </Dd> <P> The novel's Kingsbridge is fictional . Follett set it in Marlborough, Wiltshire; he chose that location because the cathedrals of Winchester, Gloucester, and Salisbury could be reached from there within a few days on horseback . Kingsbridge Cathedral as described is based on the cathedrals of Wells and Salisbury . The Preface includes the following sources: An Outline of European Architecture, by Nikolaus Pevsner, The Cathedral Builders, by Jean Gimpel, and The Medieval Machine, by Jean Gimpel . </P> <P> The sinking of the White Ship leaves King Henry I of England without a clear heir, and The Anarchy begins upon his death . Henry's nephew Stephen of Blois and Henry's daughter Maud fight for the throne . Ambitious nobles and churchmen take sides, hoping to gain advantages . The novel, which is divided into six sections plus a prologue, explores themes of intrigue and conspiracy against historical events . It explores the development of medieval architecture, the civil war, secular / religious conflicts, and shifting political loyalties . </P>

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