Life on a Mediaeval Barony: A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century
by William Stearns Davis
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CONTENTS The Fief of St. Aliquis; Its History and Denizens The Castle of St. Aliquis How the Castle Wakes. Baronial Hospitality Games and Diversions. Falconry and Hunting. The Baroness's Garden The Family of the Baron. Life of the Women The Matter of Clothes. A Feudal Wedding Cookery and Mealtimes The Jongleurs and Secular Literature and Poetry The Feudal Relationship. Doing Homage Justice and Punishments The Education of a Feudal Nobleman Feudal Weapons and Horses. Dubbing a Knight The show more Tourney A Baronial Feud. The Siege of a Castle A Great Feudal Battle-Bouvines The Life of the Peasants Charity. Care of the Sick. Funerals Popular Religion. Pilgrimages. Superstitions. Relic Worship The Monastery of St. Aliquis: Buildings, Organization. An Ill-Ruled Abbey The Monastery of St. Aliquis: The Activities of Its Inmates. Monastic Learning The "Good Town" of Pontdebois: Aspect and Organization Industry and Trade in Pontdebois. The Great Fair The Lord Bishop. The Canons. The Parish Clergy The Cathedraland Its Builders show lessTags
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I know it's probably less fancy than the dry history, but I really liked the way Davis describes all the aspects of the medieval life. Granted, most of the attention was given to the Baron and his family, but information is given about the lower classes. The book was very readable, yet conveyed a lot of information. The author even gives excerpts and pictures from original sources while weaving them into the fictional story of the book.
This book is old-fashioned nowadays, but I enjoyed it very much as a child
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1951
- Important places
- France
- Dedication
- To Ephraim Emerton
Master Interpreter of Mediaeval History
this book is dedicated by an ever-grateful pupil. - First words
- In the duchy of Quelqueparte there lay, in the later days of the great King Philip Augustus, the barony of St. Aliquis.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But, hold! Soaring high above ugly roof and factory chimney, with its airy pinnacles denouncing a life of materialism and doubt, visited by admiring pilgrims from beyond the Sea of Darkness, the great fabric of the gray cathedral remains.
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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- ASINs
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