Scenes from Provincial Life: Knightly Families in Sussex, 1280-1400

by Nigel Saul

Looking at the world of the medieval gentry through the eyes of three families in East Sussex--the Etchinhams of Etchinham, the Sackvilles of Buckhurst, and the Waleyses of Glynde--Scenes from Provincial Life presents an insightful picture of what day-to-day life was like for a member of a knightly family in the Middle Ages. It draws on charters, estate documents, and even information gleaned from buildings and churches of the day to provide an illuminating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198200773
• ISBN13: 9780198200772
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"