A big gap in my knowledge around the medieval period is the War of the Roses. Studying German medieval combat means I don’t get to worry about the medieval Game of Thrones that happens during the 15th century in England. That said recently, it has become a point of interest. So I jumped at the […]

This book is slightly off topic for us but as it is firmly in our period, I thought it would be worth a read.Gardens during this cover covered in the book appear not just to be practical, but also tie into religion as well as recreational spaces. Who knew?This book is very well written and […]

I was excited when this book arrived, so much so that it jumped the review queue. We spend most of our time working out what the manuscripts tells us about self defence and combat in terms of injuring or killing each other. One thing we don’t really consider is medicine. Yet one thing I always […]

This is one in a range of books about surviving in different times and places in history. This book seemed apt for me to review.The books covers almost everything you would need to know to literally get by in medieval England. With chapters on Social Structure, Housing, Beliefs, Clothing, Food and Shopping, Health, Work, Family, […]