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Life in a Medieval Castle (Medieval Life) by Frances Gies & Joseph Gies is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Life in a Medieval Castle (Medieval Life) about?
The Gies' compelling non-fiction work takes the reader back in time, depositing us firmly in the midst of the life and times of the castle - not the ones you see on television or in too many films, all scrupulously clean and with everyone tidy and far too accomplished with weapons, food preparation and all sorts of other duties; or the type filled to the brim with aristocrats and where servants are largely absent or so in the background you barely notice them. No, these castles, mainly in England, but also abroad, are filled with pantlers, bottlers (where the term 'butler' originates from), slaughterers, smiths, grooms, carters, brewers and all manner of servants. There are also the requisite lord and lady, squires and knights, but also seneschals and other administrative people. Taking us through the various roles - within the castle and village surrounds, what people ate, wore, celebrated - from Lammas to tournaments, how the castles were built, altered, the manner in which they were defended or attacked as well as simply lived in and around, this book is a fascinating and beautifully written insight into a period of time that's all too easily misrepresented and romanticised in p
Who reads Life in a Medieval Castle (Medieval Life)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frances Gies & Joseph Gies
- Publisher
- HarperCollins e-books
- Published
- 1973
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780062016508
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (469 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14