Summary of Toni Mount's How to Survive in Medieval England

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Sample Book Insights:

#1 There’s no map, and the directions are a little vague. -> This book is intended as a guide to visiting Medieval England. It answers many questions you may have, such as where you can get a decent meal, how to contact a friend or relative, and how to get money.

#2 Medieval England was an agricultural land, and the main reason William the Conqueror wanted to become its king was because the country was prosperous. It was dotted with many villages and hamlets, each with its own three-field system.

#3 Medieval England was an agricultural land, and the main reason William the Conqueror wanted to become its king was because the country was prosperous. It was dotted with many villages and hamlets, each with its own three-field system.

#4 England’s population was c. 1. 5 million in 1086. By 1348, the year of the first plague epidemic, England’s population had been reduced by as much as half. The second plague epidemic, in 1361-62, reduced it further by another third. By 1385, the last Plantagenet monarch, Richard III, had been slain at the battle of Bosworth.