This book sets out to redress the balance of history in favor of the peasants. Reminding us that peasants made up the vast majority of the population in medieva

An in-depth guide to life in medieval England, including class, housing, spirituality, fashion, grooming, food, commerce, jobs, health, law, war, and more. Imag

The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision. In religious writings, satires, sermons,

In recent years, work on the medieval English peasant has tended to stress the degree of interaction between the village and the world beyond its bounds. This b

Disgusting food. Stinky houses. Scratchy clothes. Find out how medieval peasants coped with their miserable lives.