Life in a Medieval Castle by Joseph Gies, Frances Gies

Life in a Medieval Castle

Joseph Gies, Frances Gies

272 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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For those who are fascinated by the intricacies of a bygone era, Life in a Medieval Castle by Joseph Gies and Frances Gies is a captivating journey through the daily lives of lords and serfs, offering a rich and immersive portrait of what it was like to live within the walls of a medieval castle, where the rhythms of the harvest dictated the pace of life.

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Focusing on Chepstow, an English castle that survived the turbulent Middle Ages with a relative lack of violence, the book offers an exquisite portrait of what day-to-day life was actually like during the era, and of the key role the castle played...

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