Originally published by Harper Colophon in 1979. Reprinted by Perennial in 2002 and reissued in 2015.
Summary
The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books. The Gieses' succeed in making a remote and unfamiliar world accessible -- Kirkus Reviews.
Contents
Chepstow Castle -- The castle comes to England -- The lord of the castle -- The castle as a house -- The lady -- The household -- A day in the castle -- Hunting as a way of life -- The villagers -- The making of a knight -- The castle at war -- The castle year -- The decline of the castle.
