![]() There were schools for the children, though only boys could attend and the lessons were taught in Latin by a priest. A developed economy, focusing on textiles, farming, and financial services, could be found in the town center, where craftsmen competed for business while adhering to the guilds' codes of conduct. Urban life in the Middle Ages revolved around the home, often a mixed-use dwelling for burghers with a store or workshop on the ground floor and living quarters upstairs. Acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies focus on a high point of medieval civilization-before war and the Black Death ravaged Europe-providing a fascinating window into the sophistication of a period we too often dismiss as backward. Reissued for the first time in decades, Life in a Medieval City is the classic account of the year 1250 in the city of Troyes, in modern-day France. Martin in creating the world of A Game of Thrones. ![]() Martin, author of the series A Song of Ice and Fire Medieval history comes alive in Frances and Joseph Gies's Life in a Medieval City, used as a research resource by George R. ![]() Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo "Some particular books I found useful for A Game of Thrones and its sequels deserve mention.Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies." -George R.R. ![]()
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