SuitabookMedieval life beyond the castle fantasy
Tobias’s diary covers cooking, sanitation, sleeping arrangements, lessons, errands, hunting, harvesting and leisure within a feudal society.
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Richard Platt - Author
Chris Riddell - Author
This is an illustrated historical diary that makes medieval life concrete: Tobias learns languages, manners and practical duties while readers encounter food, sanitation, work, hunting and social rules.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an illustrated historical diary that makes medieval life concrete: Tobias learns languages, manners and practical duties while readers encounter food, sanitation, work, hunting and social rules.
Tobias’s diary covers cooking, sanitation, sleeping arrangements, lessons, errands, hunting, harvesting and leisure within a feudal society.
Tobias leaves home to stay with his uncle and learns Latin, English, Scripture, courtesy, household service and skills associated with becoming a squire.
Some readers may want support with the period’s unequal social arrangements and harsh treatment of poachers, as well as bodily details about toilets, blocked sewerage and the gong-farmer’s work.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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