Describes daily life in the Christian West and Muslim East during the three centuries of holy war, analyzing why the armies of Christendom engaged in the Crusades and what they hoped to accomplish.
Describes the variety of foods that were produced, preserved, prepared, and served by people in Europe from the end of the Roman Empire until about A.D. 1500. Includes menus and recipes for Medieval meals.
A color-illustrated exploration of medieval England that covers its political and cultural history, belief system, society, and legacy, and also includes a time line, glossary, further-reading list, and list of related Web sites.
Presents a brief overview of Europe in the Middle Ages, and looks at the lives and daily activities of different classes of medieval people, including landholders, peasants, the wealthy, and monks and nuns.
Discusses medieval castles: why they were built, who built them, how they were constructed, how they were used, their deterioration, and their repair and restoration.
Presents a collection of primary source quotations and documents depicting daily life throughout the Medieval period between the fifth and late fifteenth centuries, and discusses early merchants and business trades as well as the way commerce changed over the centuries.
Discusses the weapons, tactics, gunpowder, castles, fortifications, cannons, handheld guns, ships, and other weapons used in Middle Ages warfare, and includes bibliographical references and an index.
Discusses feudalism, chivalry, clothing and weaponry, practices of war, the Crusades, tournaments and other aspects of the lives of noble soldiers of the Middle Ages.
