The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Middle Ages: The British Isles from 500 to 1500

Writers Digest Books (Mar 15, 1995)

9780898796636

| Hardcover

232 pages | 9.1 x 11 inch | English

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Dewey 909.07

LC Classification PN3377.5.H57 .K46 1995

LC Control No. 94043915

Subject

Civilization, Medieval
Civilization, Medieval/ Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction/ Authorship/ Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
Middle Ages

Plot

General history of life in the Middle Ages covering how people in the British Isles lived from 500-1500. From the peasant's meals to the royal banquet table, clothing styles and fabric worn by both men and women, medical and dental care treatments, family life and women's roles, festivals, music, titles, knights, castles, wenches, saints, The Church, weapons, and war. Written by New York Times #1 Bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon as a guide to building the worlds for her many bestselling historical novels.PART ONE: EVERYDAY LIFE1: Food2: Clothing3: Medicine4: Economy5: Family6: Women7: Festivals8: Music9: Weights, Measures, and Containers10: VocabularyPART TWO: RANK & PRIVILEGE11: Kings12: Queens13: Titles14: Knights15: Heraldry16: Castles17: ServantsPART THREE: GOD & WAR18: The Church19: Saints20: Crusades21: Weapons and WarPART FOUR: PEOPLE & PLACES22: The Saxons23: Viking24: France and Normandy25: Scotland26: Wales27: Ireland