Miss Bateson has chosen to tell the story of feudal England by exhibiting the phenomena of its society. In endeavoring to place before us the conditions of English society, from the advent of the ...

Those inclined to see our era as a feminist golden age will find a timely corrective in “The Once and Future Sex,” medieval historian ... were viewed in medieval society.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Most people in medieval society lived in villages, there were few large towns. The majority of people were peasants ...