Life in a Medieval Village

Name: Life in a Medieval Village
Brand: HarperCollins New Zealand
SKU: 9780062415660
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By Joseph Gies and Frances Gies

Series: Medieval Life

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Life in a Medieval Village by Joseph and Frances Gies offers an insightful exploration into the daily lives of villagers during the medieval period. The book paints a detailed picture of rural life, focusing on the social structure, occupations, customs, and the agricultural cycle that shaped their existence. It provides a vivid account of how villagers interacted with each other and their surroundings, bringing the past to life with engaging historical context.
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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in exploring the day-to-day life, customs, and social structures of medieval communities. With vivid detail, it offers a fascinating glimpse into how villagers lived, worked, and interacted within their environment, providing a rich, engaging perspective on history beyond the battles and monarchs.

Life in a Medieval Village

Medieval history comes alive in Joseph and Frances Gies’s classic bestseller on life in medieval villages

This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a lively, convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages.

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“The Gieses carefully mine a large mountain of human interest and appeal.”—David Herlihy, Keene Professor of History, Brown University

This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a lively, convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the village of Elton, in the English East Midlands, the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible, explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike, and describe the central role of the church in maintaining social harmony.

Though the main focus is on Elton, c. 1300, the Gieses supply enlightening historical context on the origin, development, and decline of the European village, itself an invention of the Middle Ages.

Meticulously researched, Life in a Medieval Village is a remarkable account that illustrates the captivating world of the Middle Ages and demonstrates what it was like to live during a fascinating—and often misunderstood—era.

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Life in a Medieval Village

By Joseph Gies and Frances Gies

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Life in a Medieval Village by Joseph and Frances Gies is praised for its vivid portrayal and detailed exploration of everyday life during medieval times. Reviewers appreciate its accessible writing style and thorough research, which brings to life the social and economic dynamics of English rural communities in the medieval era. Additionally, the book is commended for making historical information engaging for both casual readers and history enthusiasts.

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ISBN: 9780062415660

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 August 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperPerennial

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 288

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Education & Reference European History Frances Gies History & Military Joseph Gies Non-Fiction Series: Medieval Life

About the Author

Joseph (1916—2006) and Frances (1915—2013) Gies were the world's bestselling historians of medieval Europe. Together and separately, they wrote more than twenty books, which col-lectively have sold more than a million copies. They lived in Michigan.