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Life in a Medieval Castle
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The definitive classic used as a source for Game of Thrones: "The Gieses succeed in making a remote and unfamiliar world accessible." — Kirkus Reviews A bestseller by two widely respected historians, Joseph and Frances Gies's Life in a Medieval Castle remains a timeless work of popular medieval scholarship. Focusing on Chepstow, an English castle on the Welsh border 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. The Gieses take us through the full cycle of a medieval year, dictated by the rhythms of the harvest. We learn what lords and serfs alike would have worn, eaten, and done for leisure—and of the outside threats the castle strove to keep at bay. "The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books." — Time Includes photographs and maps
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accounts, household, 97, 100–103, 195
manorial, 162
agisters, 139
agricultural technology, 55, 151–153
aids, 47–49, 229
Aigues-Mortes, 238
Ain Tounga, 12
Albertus Magnus, 92
Albigensians, 186, 193, 194–195
ale, 115
Alençon, 190
Alexander III, king of Scotland, 73, 84, 116
Alfonso I, king of Aragon, 240
Alfonso VI, king of Castile, 243, 244
All Hallows, 207
allure, 225
Almeria, 242
almoner, 105–106, 229
alms, 102, 105–106, 163
Anamur, 248
Andreas Capellanus, 87–90
Angers, 221, 238, 240
Anglo-Saxon castles, 13, 20
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 14, 35, 135
Anglo-Saxons, 9, 11, 12–14, 16, 19, 32, 43, 62
Annals of Dunstable, 179, 196–197
Antioch, 200
archery, 111, 128, 192, 195–196, 200
Aristotle, 92
armor, 166–167, 170–171, 172, 174, 189, 218, 219
Arques (Arques-la-Bataille), 202–203, 204, 237
arrow loops, 26–28, 188, 226
Arthur, King, 172–173, 181
Arthur of Brittany, 86, 202–203
Arundel, earl of (Hugh d’Aubigny), 96, 142
Arundel Castle, 9, 220
assault tower, 191–192, 196, 200, 225
Aucassin and Nicolette, 75–76
Austrian castles, 244–246
Baibars, 247
bailey, ii, 2, 3, 11, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 58, 195, 196–197, 225, 239, 241
bailiff, 98, 111, 156, 161–162, 163, 229
Baldwin, count of Flanders, 198
Baldwin of Redvers, 190
ballista, 195, 225
Baños de la Encina, 242
barbican, ii, 3, 6, 18, 27, 29, 30, 188, 196, 225, 239, 241, 246
Bari, 240
Barletta, 240
baronial council, 97, 111
Bastille, 223
bathing, 71, 109
battering ram, 192, 193, 226
Bayeux Tapestry, 183
Beaumaris, 29, 236
Bedford, 196–197
Belisarius, 12
benefice, 45–46, 50, 229
benes, see boons
Bergfried, 244, 245
Berkhamsted, 10, 234
Bernard de Ventadour, 118–119
Bertrand de Born, 175–176
Bigod, Maud, 38
Bigod, Roger II, earl of Norfolk, earl of Pembroke, earl marshal, 38, 39, 79, 139, 181
Bigod, Roger III, 27, 38, 55–56
Blanche of Castile, queen of France, 84
Bodiam, 219
Bohemund d’Hauteville, 200
boons, 155, 215–216
booty, 174–177, 202
Bréauté, Falkes de, 44, 80–81, 196–197
Bridge, Castle of, 141
Brionne, 21
Bruges, 19
buffet, see colée
Burgh, Hubert de, 43, 180, 190
burhs, 12
butler, 96, 100, 115
buttery, 64–65, 68, 96, 104, 225
by-laws, 157–158
Byzantine castles, 12, 25, 247
Byzantines, 9, 12, 20, 25, 195
Caen, 96
Caerleon, 173
Caernarvon, 29, 236
Caerphilly, 30, 236
Calatrava la Nueva, 243
calendar, see holidays
Camelot, 173
Candlemas, 207, 213
cannon, 218–220
Canossa, 84, 240
Canterbury, 24
Capuan Castle, Naples, 240
carpets, 59–60
Carrickfergus, 247
carts, 99, 104, 106–107, 217
Castel del Monte, 241
castellan, 10, 28, 229
Castellan of Coucy, 75, 120–121, 182
Castel Nuovo, Naples, 240
castle guard, 47, 69, 95, 229
Castracane, Castruccio, 241
cat, see assault tower
catapult, 192, 195, 225, 227
chamber, 24, 61, 6...
Table of contents
- Dedication
- Contents
- Photo
- Prologue: Chepstow Castle
- I. The Castle Comes to England
- II. The Lord of the Castle
- III. The Castle as a House
- IV. The Lady
- V. The Household
- VI. A Day in the Castle
- VII. Hunting as a Way of Life
- VIII. The Villagers
- IX. The Making of a Knight
- X. The Castle at War
- XI. The Castle Year
- XII. The Decline of the Castle
- Glossary of Castle Terms
- Glossary of Feudal Terms
- Great Medieval Castles: A Geographical Guide
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- P.S. Insights, Interviews & More . . . *
- Also by Joseph Gies
- Credits
- Copyright
- About the Publisher