Life on a Mediaeval Barony / A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century

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William Stearns Davis

Table of Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Chapter I: The Fief of St. Aliquis: Its History and Denizens.

Chapter II: The Castle of St. Aliquis.

Chapter III: How the Castle Wakes. Baronial Hospitality.

Chapter IV: Games and Diversions. Falconry and Hunting. The Baroness' Garden.

Chapter V: The Family of the Baron. Life of the Women.

Chapter VI: The Matter of Clothes. A Feudal Wedding.

Chapter VII: Cookery and Mealtimes.

Chapter VIII: The Jongleurs and Secular Literature and Poetry.

Chapter IX: The Feudal Relationship. Doing Homage.

Chapter X: Justice and Punishments.

Chapter XI: The Education of a Feudal Nobleman.

Chapter XII: Feudal Weapons and Horses. Dubbing a Knight.

Chapter XIII: The Tourney.

Chapter XIV: A Baronial Feud. The Siege of a Castle.

Chapter XV: A Great Feudal Battle Bouvines.

Chapter XVI: The Life of the Peasants.

Chapter XVII: Charity. Care of the Sick. Funerals.

Chapter XVIII: Popular Religion. Pilgrimages. Superstitions. Relic Worship.

Chapter XIX: The Monastery of St. Aliquis [89] : Buildings. Organization. An Ill-Ruled Abbey.

Chapter XX: The Monastery of St. Aliquis: The Activities of Its Inmates. Monastic Learning.

Chapter XXI: The Good Town of Pontdebois: Aspect and Organization.

Chapter XXII: Industry and Trade in Pontdebois. The Great Fair.

Chapter XXIII: The Lord Bishop. The Canons. The Parish Clergy.

Chapter XXIV: The Cathedral and Its Builders.

Index

Transcriber's Notes

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Life on a
Mediaeval Barony

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

Decoration

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.


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