Contents: Part One: Introduction Part Two: The Norman Conquest Why was there an Invasion? The Norman Victory The Victory Completed Keeping Control: The Feudal System Keeping Control: Motte and Bailey Castles Keeping Control: Square Keep Castles The Land the Normans Ruled Part Three: The Medieval Realms Take Shape The Church and Christendom The Murder of Thomas Becket The Crusades Magna Carta Simon de Montfort, Hero or Villain Henry II and Ireland Edward I and Wales Part Four: Living in the Medieval Realms Medieval Warfare Crime and Punishment Religious Beliefs Life in a Medieval Monastery Life in a Medieval Town Women in Medieval Times Medicine The Development of the English Language Part Five: The End of the Medieval Realms? The Black Death The Effects of the Black Death The Peasant's Revolt—Why did it Happen? The Peasant's Revolt—What Happened? The Wars of the Roses
ISBN: | 9780435312787 |
Publication date: | 3rd May 1991 |
Author: | Nigel Kelly |
Publisher: | Heinemann an imprint of Pearson Education Limited |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 64 pages |
Series: | Heinemann History Study Units |