
How to Survive in Medieval England
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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
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- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Setting the Scene
- Preparation for your journey
- It is your duty to work
- Chapter 2: Social Structure and Housing
- Class structure - how do the poor live?
- Class structure - how do the wealthy live?
- Class structure - how do the middling sort live?
- Mind your language
- Chapter 3: Beliefs and Religious Ideas
- Work and holidays
- Fasting
- Sex
- What would be my beliefs about death and the dead?
- How would I deal with death?
- How would I worship?
- Chapter 4: Clothing and Appearance
- Sumptuary Laws
- What kind of clothes would I wear?
- Lacings
- Where would I get my clothes?
- How would I look after my clothes?
- How would I look after my skin and hair?
- Chapter 5: Food and Shopping
- What would I eat?
- Staple foods - bread and ale
- How would I cook the food?
- How would I buy food and goods?
- Money, weights and measures
- Chapter 6: Health and Medicine
- What diseases will you be most vulnerable to?
- How healthy would I be?
- What is my life expectancy?
- How useful are physicians?
- What is the difference between a physician and a surgeon?
- Chapter 7: Work and Leisure
- What is the attitude to work?
- What kinds of jobs are available?
- What kinds of jobs are available to women?
- Femmes soles
- What do women do if they have no job?
- What entertainment is available?
- How would I relax?
- Chapter 8: Family Matters
- Marriage
- Divorce
- How are women treated?
- How are children treated?
- How are children educated?
- Pets
- Chapter 9: Warfare
- How often would I go to war?
- What sort of warfare would I practise?
- Studying the art of war
- What are my chances of survival?
- How would I be treated as a veteran?
- Chapter 10: Law and Order
- How would I behave as a citizen?
- How is the country policed?
- The piepowder courts
- How are criminals prosecuted?
- Out on bail
- Forest law
- Oddities of the law
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Credits for Illustrations
- Index
- Back Cover
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