{"product_id":"medieval-lives-c-10001292-9781138677098","title":"Medieval Lives c. 10001292","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedieval Lives c. 10001292: The World of the Beaugency Family\u003c\/em\u003e is a gateway into Europe during the Central Middle Ages. Through charting the lives of the Beaugency family, this book delves into the history of Western Europe and explores the impact of the changes and events of the period on those who experienced them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Central Middle Ages were years of profound transformation, and through the two centuries in which they lived the Beaugency family experienced many of the key developments that have characterized the period, such as the launch of the crusades and the emergence of the commercial economy. By following the lives of the family, this book instills a deeper understanding of the significance that human experience has on our ability to truly comprehend the crucial historical events of the age. It personalizes the history of the Middle Ages and provides students with a unique insight into the culture of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining maps, genealogi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book uses the lives of a typical aristocratic French family as a window into many of the key themes of the Central Middle Ages. As a prize-winning liberal arts teacher, Livingstone knows how to draw in student readers, and she does so by humanizing her subjects and making even the most complex topics, like medieval lordship, accessible. By pairing her own analysis of the Beaugency family with dozens of previously untranslated primary sources, Livingstone gives her readers a vivid sense of the way historians work with sources to make sense of the past.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adam J. Davis, \u003cem\u003eDenison University, USA \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'With a sensitive reading of landscape, material culture in its widest sense, and contemporary society, \u003ci\u003eMedieval\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLives\u003c\/i\u003e evokes a complex world navigated by the Beaugency and their lords and tenants, a world marked by spiritual as well as practical concerns. A clearly written and accessible text, abundant photographs, judiciously chosen translated texts, and an interactive website provide an admirable illustration of how a medieval family \"worked.\"'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodore Evergates, \u003ci\u003eMcDaniel College, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This is a richly detailed micro-history of the people and places associated with the Beaugency family in the central middle ages, yet it takes full account of important developments in the period 1000-1300. It serves as an excellent introduction to medieval social, political and economic history, backed up with a useful selection of primary sources.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonie Hicks, \u003cem\u003eCanterbury Christ Church University, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In an engaging and candid writing style, Livingstone describes the changes of the Central Middle Ages through the lives and experiences of the men and women of one aristocratic family in central France, and leads her reader through the historiographical debates that swirl around that complex past. This is a fine introduction to the medieval period and many of the primary sources that inform our understanding of it.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Staples, \u003cem\u003eWest Virginia University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: History Means More when it Comes with a Name; Chapter 1: The Beaugencys and the World around Them; Chapter 2: Beaugency Family Life; Chapter 3: \"Those Who Fought:\" Medieval Lordship; Chapter 4: Ralph I, Lord of Beaugency, c.1080-1130; Chapter 5: The Beaugencys and the Peasants; Chapter 6: The Beaugencys and the Community of Believers; Chapter 7: The Beaugencys, the Abbess and the Abbot; Conclusion: From Warrior to Administrator\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577840111959,"sku":"9781138677098","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138677098.jpg?v=1746096890","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/medieval-lives-c-10001292-9781138677098","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}