The aim of this book has been to tell the story of the Middle Ages so as to bring out the most characteristic features of the period, and to emphasize those thi

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

We consider the Middle Ages barbaric, yet the period furnished some of our most enduring icons, including King Arthur's Round Table, knights in shining armor, a

Standing on Holy Ground in the Middle Ages illuminates how the floor surface shaped the ways in which people in medieval western Europe and beyond experienced s

Although life in the Middle Ages was not as comfortable and safe as it is for most people in industrialized countries today, the term "Dark Ages" is highly misl