Medieval Woman
Village Life in the Middle Ages
Nonfiction, History, Medieval, Fiction & Literature, Historical
| Author: | Ann Baer | ISBN: | 9781782430582 |
| Publisher: | Michael O'Mara | Publication: | December 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Michael O'Mara | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ann Baer |
| ISBN: | 9781782430582 |
| Publisher: | Michael O'Mara |
| Publication: | December 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Michael O'Mara |
| Language: | English |
A history of peasants in the Middle Ages, the story takes the reader into the life of Marion, the carpenter's wife, and her extended family as they struggle to survive through hardship, featuring a year in their lives at the mercy of the weather and the Lord of the Manor. Existing without soap, paper or glass and only with the most basic of tools, we learn how they survive starvation, sickness, fire and natural disaster in their home on the edge of the Weald. Selected by Philippa Gregory as one of her top ten historical must-reads.
A history of peasants in the Middle Ages, the story takes the reader into the life of Marion, the carpenter's wife, and her extended family as they struggle to survive through hardship, featuring a year in their lives at the mercy of the weather and the Lord of the Manor. Existing without soap, paper or glass and only with the most basic of tools, we learn how they survive starvation, sickness, fire and natural disaster in their home on the edge of the Weald. Selected by Philippa Gregory as one of her top ten historical must-reads.
