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.
Examines the working life of a medieval knight, explaining who the knights were, their apprenticeship, equipment, and roles in war, crusading, tournaments, and village administration.
This book discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments, the code of chivalry, and the Crusades.
