Description: "[First] published in 1990 by Harper & Row, Publishers; First Harper Perennial edition published in 1991. Reissued in 2016"--Copyright page.
Brief description:
Frances (1915-2013) and Joseph (1916-2006) Gies were the world's bestselling historians of medieval Europe. Together and separately, they wrote more than twenty books, which col-lectively have sold more than a million copies. They lived in Michigan.
Review Quotes:
"The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books." - Time
Praise for Life in a Medieval City and Life in a Medieval Castle: "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. Martin, author of the series A Song of Ice and Fire
"An excellently written account of what is known of the life of medieval burghers....a delightful introduction to the subject." - Library Journal
"The Gieses succeed in making a remote and unfamiliar world accessible." - Kirkus Reviews