Describes the history, purpose, and construction of medieval castles and the life of their various inhabitants.
What would your bed be like? What would you eat? What sights and smells would be around you? Whisking you back in time, this little book will show you exactly what it would be like to be there.
Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies." —George R.R. Martin, author of the series A Song of Ice and Fire Medieval history comes alive in Joseph and Frances Gies's Life in a Medieval Castle, ...
"The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books."--Time
An excellent overview of the Middle Ages.
Focusing on Chepstow, an English castle that survived the turbulent Middle Ages with a relative lack of violence, the book offers an exquisite portrait of what day-to-day life was actually like during the era, and of the key role the castle ...
Presents an illustrated description of castles in Europe from around 850-1500 A.D., and describes daily life and culture of the people.
Describes the evolution, architecture, and historical function of the medieval castle and the daily life, habits, and relationships of its inhabitants through a detailed study of England's thirteenth-century Chepstow Castle
Illustrates what life was like in and around a typical medieval European castle, from daily living to warfare, with the book shaped and somewhat organized like a castle.
Throughout history people have fought each other.
"The authors rightly approach the castle as the center of medieval life. Their story ranges well beyond the castle gate, but it centers on Chepstow, a well-preserved fortress on the...