Presents a day in the life of a medieval lord as he runs the land over which he holds power.

Describes daily life in the castles of Europe from the years 500 to 1500.

"Here is the first full translation into English of one of the 20th century's few undoubted classics of history." -Washington Post Book World The Autumn of the Middle Ages is Johan Huizinga's classic portrait of life, thought, and art in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century France and the Netherlands. Few who have read this book in English realize that The Waning of the Middle Ages, the only previous translation, is vastly different from the original...

"Grab your magical sword and take the place of your favorite fantasy character with this fun and historically accurate how-to guide to solving epic quests." --

David Randall, a private detective short of work, invites his psychic friend Camden into a case. Miss Viola Mitchell, an aging local actress, has recently been reported missing. The Parkland PD's Jordan Finley objects to the pair inspecting Viola's home, claiming the police don't need their help. Moments later, despite the array of birds and cats perfuming the residence, Cam advises Finley, "check the basement." Viola is neatly planted there in a...

Cross-sectional drawings depict castle life during the Middle Ages, describing how the castle was built, food and feasting, entertainment, livestock and produce, and the strategies of attackers and defenders during a siege.