How to Survive in Medieval England

How to Survive in Medieval England
Author: Toni Mount
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2021-08-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526754428

An in-depth guide to life in medieval England, including class, housing, spirituality, fashion, grooming, food, commerce, jobs, health, law, war, and more. Imagine you were transported back in time to Medieval England and had to start a new life there. Without mobile phones, ipads, internet, and social media networks, when transport means walking or, if you’re fortunate, horseback, how will you know where you are or what to do? Where will you live? What is there to eat? What shall you wear? How can you communicate when nobody speaks as you do and what about money? Who can you go to if you fall ill or are mugged in the street? However can you fit into and thrive in this strange environment full of odd people who seem so different from you? All these questions and many more are answered in this new guidebook for time-travelers: How to Survive in Medieval England. A handy self-help guide with tips and suggestions to make your visit to the Middle Ages much more fun, this lively and engaging book will help the reader deal with the new experiences they may encounter and the problems that might occur. Know the laws so you don’t get into trouble or show your ignorance in an embarrassing faux pas. Enjoy interviews with the celebrities of the day, from a businesswoman and a condemned felon, to a royal cook and King Richard III himself. Have a go at preparing medieval dishes and learn some new words to set the mood for your time-travelling adventure. Have an exciting visit but be sure to keep this book at hand. “Fun and creative. . . . If you want a handy guide to take on your journeys to the past or you just want a book to better understand the past, I highly suggest you read this book, “How to Survive in Medieval England” by Toni Mount.” —Adventures of a Tudor Nerd

Summary of Toni Mount's How to Survive in Medieval England

Summary of Toni Mount's How to Survive in Medieval England
Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2022-10-22T22:59:00Z
Genre: History
ISBN:

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 There’s no map, and the directions are a little vague. -> This book is intended as a guide to visiting Medieval England. It answers many questions you may have, such as where you can get a decent meal, how to contact a friend or relative, and how to get money. #2 Medieval England was an agricultural land, and the main reason William the Conqueror wanted to become its king was because the country was prosperous. It was dotted with many villages and hamlets, each with its own three-field system. #3 Medieval England was an agricultural land, and the main reason William the Conqueror wanted to become its king was because the country was prosperous. It was dotted with many villages and hamlets, each with its own three-field system. #4 England’s population was c. 1. 5 million in 1086. By 1348, the year of the first plague epidemic, England’s population had been reduced by as much as half. The second plague epidemic, in 1361-62, reduced it further by another third. By 1385, the last Plantagenet monarch, Richard III, had been slain at the battle of Bosworth.

Everyday Life in Medieval London

Everyday Life in Medieval London
Author: Toni Mount
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2014-03-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1445615649

Step back in time to medieval London to find out about the lives of those working and living there.

Roles of the Sea in Medieval England

Roles of the Sea in Medieval England
Author: Richard Gorski
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843837013

A fresh assessment of seaborne activity around England in the later middle ages, offering a fresh perspective on its rich maritime heritage. England's relationship with the sea in the later Middle Ages has been unjustly neglected, a gap which this volume seeks to fill. The physical fact of the kingdom's insularity made the seas around England fundamentally important toits development within the British Isles and in relation to mainland Europe. At times they acted as barriers; but they also, and more often, served as highways of exchange, transport and communication, and it is this aspect whichthe essays collected here emphasise. Mindful that the exploitation of the sea required specialist technology and personnel, and that England's maritime frontiers raised serious issues of jurisdiction, security, and internationaldiplomacy, the chapters explore several key roles performed by the sea during the period c.1200-c.1500. Foremost among them is war: the infrastructure, logistics, politics, and personnel of English seaborne expeditions are assessed, most notably for the period of the Hundred Years War. What emerges from this is a demonstration of the sophisticated, but not infallible, methods of raising and using ships, men and material for war in a period before England possessed a permanent navy. The second major facet of England's relationship with the sea was the generation of wealth: this is addressed in its own right and as an intrinsic aspect of warfare and piracy. RICHARD GORSKIis Philip Nicholas Memorial Lecturer in Maritime History at the University of Hull. Contributors: Richard Gorski, Richard W. Unger, Susan Rose, Craig Lambert, David Simpkin, Tony K. Moore, Marcus Pitcaithly, Tim Bowly, Ian Friel

Medicine in the Middle Ages

Medicine in the Middle Ages
Author: Juliana Cummings
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2021-12-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1526779358

The Middle Ages covers a span of roughly one thousand years, and through that time people were subject to an array of not only deadly diseases but deplorable living conditions. It was a time when cures for sickness were often worse than the illness itself mixed with a population of people who lacked any real understanding of sanitation and cleanliness. Dive in to the history of medieval medicine, and learn how the foundations of healing were built on the knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers. Understand how your social status would have affected medical care, and how the domination of the Catholic Church was the basis of an abundant amount of fear regarding life and death. We are given an intimate look into the devastating time of the Black Death, along with other horrific ailments that would have easily claimed a life in the Middle Ages. Delve inside the minds of the physicians and barbersurgeons for a better understanding of how they approached healing. As well as diving into the treacherous waters of medieval childbirth, Cummings looks into the birth of hospitals and the care for the insane. We are also taken directly to the battlefield and given the gruesome details of medieval warfare and its repercussions. Examine the horrors of the torture chamber and execution as a means of justice. Medicine in the Middle Ages is a fascinating walk through time to give us a better understanding of such a perilous part of history.

The Colour of Betrayal

The Colour of Betrayal
Author: Toni Mount
Publisher: Madeglobal Publishing
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2017-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788494729812

As medieval Londoners joyously prepare for the Christmas celebrations, goldsmith Lawrence Ducket is involved in a street brawl. Fearful that his opponent is dying, Lawrence seeks sanctuary in a church nearby. When Ducket is found hanging from the rafters, people assume it's suicide. Seb is determined to solve the mystery of his friend's death.

Dragon's Blood & Willow Bark

Dragon's Blood & Willow Bark
Author: Toni Mount
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 144564410X

A time when butchers and executioners knew more about anatomy than university-trained physicians – travel back to a time of such unlikely remedies as leeches, roasted cat and red bed-curtains

The Last Family in England

The Last Family in England
Author: Matt Haig
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2018-01-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786893231

*MATT HAIG’S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW * FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Meet the Hunter family: Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte. And Prince, their Labrador. Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and Protect Your Family at Any Cost). Other dogs, led by the Springer Spaniels, have revolted. As things in the Hunter family begin to go badly awry – marital breakdown, rowdy teenage parties, attempted suicide – Prince’s responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him and he is forced to break the Labrador Pact and take desperate action to save his Family.

Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England

Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England
Author: Liza Picard
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1324002301

The Middle Ages re-created through the cast of pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales. Among the surviving records of fourteenth-century England, Geoffrey Chaucer’s poetry is the most vivid. Chaucer wrote about everyday people outside the walls of the English court—men and women who spent days at the pedal of a loom, or maintaining the ledgers of an estate, or on the high seas. In Chaucer’s People, Liza Picard transforms The Canterbury Tales into a masterful guide for a gloriously detailed tour of medieval England, from the mills and farms of a manor house to the lending houses and Inns of Court in London. In Chaucer’s People we meet again the motley crew of pilgrims on the road to Canterbury. Drawing on a range of historical records such as the Magna Carta, The Book of Margery Kempe, and Cookery in English, Picard puts Chaucer’s characters into historical context and mines them for insights into what people ate, wore, read, and thought in the Middle Ages. What can the Miller, “big…of brawn and eke of bones” tell us about farming in fourteenth-century England? What do we learn of medieval diets and cooking methods from the Cook? With boundless curiosity and wit, Picard re-creates the religious, political, and financial institutions and customs that gave order to these lives.