| Anglo-Saxon Period. |
| CHAPTER I. |
| PAGE |
| Introductory—the Anglo-Saxons before their conversion—general arrangement of a Saxon house | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| In-door life among the Anglo-Saxons—the hall and its hospitality—the Saxon meal—provisions and cookery—after-dinner occupations—drunken brawls | 18 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| The chamber and its furniture—beds and bed-rooms—infancy and childhood among the Anglo-Saxons—character and manners of the Anglo-Saxon ladies—their cruelty to their servants—their amusements—the garden; love of the Anglo-Saxons for flowers—Anglo-Saxon punishments—almsgiving | 40 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Out-of-door amusements of the Anglo-Saxons—hunting and hawking—horses and carriages—travelling—money-dealings | 63 |
| Anglo-Norman Period. |
| CHAPTER V. |
| The early Norman period—luxuriousness of the Normans—advance in domestic architecture—the kitchen and the hall—provisions and cookery—bees—the dairy—meal-times and divisions of the day—furniture—the faldestol—chairs and other seats | 80 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| The Norman hall—social sentiments under the Anglo-Normans—domestic amusements—candles and lanterns—furniture—beds—out-of-door recreations—hunting—archery—convivial intercourse and hospitality—travelling—punishments—the stocks—a Norman school—education | 98 |
| The English Middle Ages. |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Early English houses—their general form and distribution | 120 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| The old English hall—the kitchen, and its circumstances—the dinner-table—minstrelsy | 141 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| The minstrel—his position under the Anglo-Saxons—the Norman trouvere, menestrel, and jougleur—their condition—Rutebeuf—different musical instruments in use among the minstrels—the Beverley minstrels | 175 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Amusements after dinner—gambling—the game of chess—its history—dice—tables—draughts | 194 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Domestic amusements after dinner—the chamber and its furniture—pet animals—occupations and manners of the ladies—supper—candles, lamps, and lanterns | 226 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| The bed and its furniture—the toilette; bathing—chests and coffers in the chamber—the hutch—uses of rings—composition of the family—freedom of manners—social sentiments, and domestic relations | 256 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Occupations out of doors—the pleasure-garden—the love of flowers, and the fashion of making garlands—formalities of the promenade—gardening in the middle ages | 283 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Amusements—performing bears—hawking and hunting—riding—carriages—travelling—inns and taverns—hospitality | 304 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| Education—literary men and scribes—punishments; the stocks; the gallows | 338 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| Old English cookery—history of “gourmandise”—English cookery of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries—bills of fare—great feasts | 347 |
| The Fifteenth Century. |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| Slow progress of society in the fifteenth century—enlargement of the houses—the hall and its furniture—arrangement of the table for meals—absence of cleanliness—manners at table—the parlour | 359 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| In-door life and conversation—pet animals—the dance—rere-suppers—illustrations from the “Nancy” tapestry | 379 |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| The chamber and its furniture and uses—beds—hutches and coffers—the toilette; mirrors | 399 |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| State of society—the female character—greediness in eating—character of the mediÆval servants—daily occupations in the household: spinning and weaving; painting—the garden and its uses—games out of doors; hawking, etc.—travelling, and more frequent use of carriages—taverns; frequented by women—education and literary occupations; spectacles | 415 |
| England after the Reformation. |
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