P. L. Jacob’s Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance explores two great pillars of medieval society: the world of arms and the world of faith. Jacob describes feudal warfare, knighthood and chivalry, arms and armour, tournaments, and the conduct of medieval war, alongside the monastic orders, the religious life, pilgrimage, and the Church’s place in society. Together these portraits illuminate the values and institutions that shaped the Middle Ages.
Originally richly illustrated, the work draws on chronicles and contemporary art to bring the soldier and the monk, the knight and the pilgrim, vividly to life. Jacob’s accessible style makes it an inviting introduction to medieval and Renaissance society. Readers interested in chivalry, warfare, monasticism, or daily life in the Middle Ages will enjoy it. This free EPUB edition makes available a classic survey of military and religious life in medieval Europe.