From bestselling historians Frances and Joseph Gies, authors of the classic “Medieval Life” series, comes this compelling, lucid, and highly readable accoun

"A great virtue of this reader is the length of its selections--not just snippets, but long enough portions for students to get a real sense of how the text wor

The author argues that the structure of sexual relationships took its cue from the family and feudalism - both bastions of masculinity - as he presents his inte

A collection of essays by Michael Sheehan, whose work and interpretation on medieval property, marriage, family, sexuality, and law has insprired scholars for 4

This volume addresses the current fashion for research on the family and domesticity in the past. It draws together work from various disciplines - historical,