Life in the Middle Ages, Richard Winston
Life in the Middle Ages, Richard Winston
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Life in the Middle Ages

Author: Richard Winston

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Unabridged: 4 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/14/2017


Synopsis

Here, National Book Award winner Richard Winston explores life in the Middle Ages—from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries—beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and ending with the dawn of the Renaissance. In both countryside and cities, from the peasants to the bourgeoisie to the nobility, no aspect of life in this era is left unexplored.

About Richard Winston

Richard Winston is a National Book Award winner and the author of Charlemagne and Life in the Middle Ages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on May 11, 2023

Short but sweet and I especially liked the part about women and brides.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on November 24, 2018

Much useful information Contains lots of useful information for the researcher. The material is presented in a easy readable manner. There more words......more

Goodreads review by Allen on December 09, 2016

Easy to read simplistic book that deals mainly with France in the last few centuries of the Middle Ages. Each chapter looks at a different segment of society: Nobility, Bourgeoisie, Peasants, Church, Fighting men, etc. Similar to The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop. For a more detailed look at the time......more

Goodreads review by Trudy on April 29, 2018

Misleading Title This was an interesting book, and informative; ordinarily I would have rated it 4 or 5 stars. However, it really should have been titled "French Life in the Middle Ages" , because that's all it discusses. I was looking for a book that talked about the Middle Ages throughout Europe, a......more

Goodreads review by Fred on April 01, 2021

This is a very interesting study of life in the middle ages in France. The author takes us through the society of the time from the peasants, the nobility and the clergy. We learn what life was like for each group and for women. In the cities were the tradesmen some of whom achieved wealth and influ......more