1066-1485

William is a seven-year-old page, and while he is busy caring for the hunting dogs, running errands, and bringing food to the dinner table, William dreams of one day becoming a knight like his father.

Miss Quincy's class learns about the duties of a herald in medieval England and the meaning of heraldic symbols.

Presents farm activities, month by month, in England during the Middle Ages.

Chronicles life in Medieval Europe and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 describing how the British, outnumbered six to one, defeated the French and altered the course of British history.

Traces a year in the Lincolnshire village of Gerneham, from ploughing through sowing, harvesting, and threshing, with illustrations of village life inspired by the fourteenth-century Luttrell Psalter.

Recreates the daily lives of people who lived in Chaucer's England, from 1342 to 1400, with information on clothing, games, songs, dances, and historical background. Includes a chronology of Medieval England, a glossary, information and ideas on organizing medieval events, and suggestions for further reading.

Presents an overview of life in fourteenth-century England as historical context for Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," covering the social hierarchy and social mobility, views of the Church, warfare and rebellion, the Black Death, the Earth-centered universe and science, medicine, food, work, clothing, courtship, family, schooling, and recreation.

Children learn about life in the Middle Ages while taking part in a story about a struggling medieval settlement, where they experience the traditional activities and tasks that were a part of everyday life in the era.

Traces James's journey during the Middle Ages in England from inexperienced page at the age of seven to knighthood at the age of twenty-one.

Describes aspects of everyday life in England around the year 1250, covering knights, castles, clothing, furniture, hygiene, education, celebrations, and other topics.