Examines the role of the Church in the Middle Ages, discussing the influence of religion in society, and the multiple duties of priests in the community, and looking at the significance, construction, and administration of cathedrals.
Examines knights and chivalry during the medieval period describing a knight's life as a page and squire to full knighthood and defines the code of chivalry under which a knight was sworn to protect the poor and the weak.
Examines ideas about food in the Middles Ages, looks at the differences between the food available to peasants and nobles, and discusses farming, markets and fairs, the spice trade, food shops, feasts and fasts, and other topics.
Examines the lives of children in the Middle Ages, looking at different types of medieval families, and discussing the care of babies, toys and games, education, holidays, fairs and festivals, and other topics.
Describes various aspects of life in a medieval European town, including craftspeople, tradespeople, religion, education, markets and fairs, money, transportation, and town defenses, and also discusses the silk and spice routes and important explorers.
Presents a number of projects that describes how people lived during the Middle Ages including weaving, drying flowers and herbs, making a wattle and daub house, creating a coat of arms and a stained glass window, and many more.
Looks at the types of clothing worn during the Middle Ages, discussing fabric making, men's and women's clothing, armor, hygiene, beauty, and other topics.
Describes several areas of technology and science in medieval times including agriculture, textiles, home building, metalworking, weapons, alchemy, bookmaking, medicine, astronomy, timekeeping, and transportation.
Describes several aspects of everyday life on a medieval manor, covering such topics as peasants, tradespeople, farming, women and children, the lord, the manor court, the church, and celebrations.
Examines warfare in the Middle Ages, looking at arms and armor used from the eleventh century to the 1600s, explaining how armor and weapons were made, and discussinghow knights were armed, the conduct of battles, sieges, horses, and other topics.
