Life on a Mediaeval Barony / A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century
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LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century
By William Stearns Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of History in the University of Minnesota
ILLUSTRATED
Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London MCMXXIII
Copyright, 1922 By Harper & Brothers Printed in the U. S. A.
First Edition G-1
To Ephraim Emerton Master Interpreter of Mediæval History this book is dedicated by an ever-grateful pupil.
William Stearns Davis
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Table of Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Chapter I: The Fief of St. Aliquis: Its History and Denizens.
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Chapter II: The Castle of St. Aliquis.
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Chapter III: How the Castle Wakes. Baronial Hospitality.
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Chapter IV: Games and Diversions. Falconry and Hunting. The Baroness' Garden.
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Chapter V: The Family of the Baron. Life of the Women.
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Chapter VI: The Matter of Clothes. A Feudal Wedding.
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Chapter VII: Cookery and Mealtimes.
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Chapter VIII: The Jongleurs and Secular Literature and Poetry.
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Chapter IX: The Feudal Relationship. Doing Homage.
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Chapter X: Justice and Punishments.
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Chapter XI: The Education of a Feudal Nobleman.
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Chapter XII: Feudal Weapons and Horses. Dubbing a Knight.
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Chapter XIII: The Tourney.
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Chapter XIV: A Baronial Feud. The Siege of a Castle.
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Chapter XV: A Great Feudal Battle—Bouvines.
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Chapter XVI: The Life of the Peasants.
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Chapter XVII: Charity. Care of the Sick. Funerals.
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Chapter XVIII: Popular Religion. Pilgrimages. Superstitions. Relic Worship.
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Chapter XX: The Monastery of St. Aliquis: The Activities of Its Inmates. Monastic Learning.
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Chapter XXI: The Good Town of Pontdebois: Aspect and Organization.
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Chapter XXII: Industry and Trade in Pontdebois. The Great Fair.
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Chapter XXIII: The Lord Bishop. The Canons. The Parish Clergy.
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Chapter XXIV: The Cathedral and Its Builders.
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