![]() ![]() The book then walks you through all the important aspects of Troyes during this time - from the layout of the city, to the people who live there and the key features of their day to day life. Overall, though, the narration focuses on Troyes in the mid-thirteenth century. The book is not without some wider, it ventures out to neighbouring territories at times and mentions events that happened a generation or two before and a generation after 1250. The book centers on the city of Troyes in northern France in the year 1250 and describes the state of that city at that moment in time. Rather than trying to somehow cram an entire millennium and continent’s worth of urban history into one short book the authors decided to take a more focused approach. I’m glad I did because this is a great introductory history and I’d definitely recommend it.įrom the outset Life in a Medieval City makes a very intelligent decision. I saw a copy of Life in a Medieval City in my local library and took it as a sign. I had meant to pick up another one of their books but never quite got around to it until now. I have previously read their book Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel which was about medieval technology and quite enjoyed that - the scholarship is a little dated in places but it’s a good overview of the subject. Frances and Joseph Gies produced some of the most popular medieval history of the mid-20th century, and reading it now I can see why. You don’t come across popular history quite like this very often. ![]()
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