Catch up on all the “Medieval Mondays” posts.

MEDIEVAL SEX

Proper sexual conduct as dictated by the medieval Church:

• The Joy Burden of Sex in the Middle Ages – pt. 1 (Medieval Mondays #10a)
• The Joy Burden of Sex in the Middle Ages – pt. 2 (Medieval Mondays #10a)

Medieval perceptions of women’s sexuality:

• The Joy Burden of Sex for Women in the Middle Ages – pt. 1 (Medieval Mondays #10b)

THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH

The influence and services of the Church:

• (Church) Life in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #9a)
• Any Given Sunday in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #9b)

MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS

The making of a knight:

•  Living the Knight Life in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #8a)

Chivalry:

• Chivalry was Already Dying in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #8b)

Knights at war:

• War and Peace (and War and Peace) in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #8c)

THE MEDIEVAL YEAR

Holidays and feast days:

• A (Holi)day in the Life in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #7)

MEDIEVAL ENTERTAINMENT

Pastimes shared by upper and lower classes:

• Making Merry in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #6a)

Upper class amusements:

Tournaments

• A Fun Medieval Supplement to Warfare (Medieval Mondays #6b)

Hunting

• A Hunting We Will Go in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #6c)
• Medieval (Forest) Law and Order (Medieval Mondays #6e)

Falconry

• All the Bells and Jesses (Medieval Mondays #6d)

MEDIEVAL MARRIAGE

Finding a suitable partner:

• Love and Marriage in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #5a)

Endowments, betrothal, and the medieval marriage ceremony:

• A Nice Day (Eventually) for a White Wedding in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #5b)

Medieval married life:

• Un/happily Married in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #5c)

Medieval divorce:

• On the Say of Seven Honest Women (Medieval Mondays #5d)
• The Rest of the Story on Those Seven Honest Women (Medieval Mondays #5d redux)

THE FEUDAL SYSTEM

What it was:

• Resistance was Feudal (Medieval Mondays #4a)

Feudal obligations:

• Making Rent in the Middle Ages (Medieval Mondays #4b)

Life under the feudal system:

• Lifestyles of the Rich (and Poor) & Feudal – pt. 1 (Medieval Mondays #4c)
• Lifestyles of the Rich (and Poor) & Feudal – pt. 2 (Medieval Mondays #4c)

MEDIEVAL CASTLES

Exterior:

• A Castle was a (Noble)Man’s (and Woman’s) Home (Medieval Mondays #3a)

Interior:

• Home is Where Too Many Hearts Were (Medieval Mondays #3b)

MEDIEVAL FOOD

Food production and preservation:

• What’s On the Menu in the Middle Ages? (Medieval Mondays #2a)

Recipes and food preparation:

• Medieval Meals Made Not-So-Easy (Medieval Mondays #2b)

The serving and eating of meals:

• Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in the Middle Ages? (Medieval Mondays #2c)

MEDIEVAL CLOTHING

• Clothing Made the Medieval Man, Woman & Child (Medieval Mondays #1)

INTRODUCTION to the “Medieval Mondays” blog series

• The Medieval Times Was No Fairytale