Everyday Life in Medieval Europe
Author:
Kathryn HindsPublisher:
Marshall Cavendish CorporationImprint:
Benchmark BooksPublication Date:
09-01-2008ISBN:
9780761439271Pages:
288Subjects:
Civilization, MedievalEurope
Juvenile Literature
Middle Ages
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It's easy to think of medieval times as a kind of storybook never-never land, with bold knights riding out on quests, jesters and wandering minstrels entertaining at sumptuous banquets, and kings and queens ruling from towered castles. But the real story about the Middle Ages is more fascinating than any fairy tale. Just like life today, life in medieval times was full of complexity and variety. Most people were peasants who spent their lives farming in the countryside, but cities were growing and becoming increasingly important. Numerous women and men devoted themselves to religion, spending their lives serving in the Church. and of course there were castles, homes to kings, queens, nobles, and knights-and to large numbers of servants and craftspeople as well. This volume looks at all these segments of European society in the High Middle Ages, 1100–1400. the focus is on the everyday lives of both adults and children, illuminated through artwork, period poems and stories, and fascinating details of daily living. Although their world was very different from ours, medieval people had many of the same joys and sorrows, hopes and fears that we do, as readers of Everyday Life in Medieval Europe will discover.
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