Contents: Part One: Introduction Part Two: The Norman Conquest Why was there an Invasion? The Norman Victory The Victory Completed Keeping Control: The Feudal System Keeping Control: Motte and Bailey Castles Keeping Control: Square Keep Castles The Land the Normans Ruled Part Three: The Medieval Realms Take Shape The Church and Christendom The Murder of Thomas Becket The Crusades Magna Carta Simon de Montfort, Hero or Villain Henry II and Ireland Edward I and Wales Part Four: Living in the Medieval Realms Medieval Warfare Crime and Punishment Religious Beliefs Life in a Medieval Monastery Life in a Medieval Town Women in Medieval Times Medicine The Development of the English Language Part Five: The End of the Medieval Realms? The Black Death The Effects of the Black Death The Peasant's Revolt—Why did it Happen? The Peasant's Revolt—What Happened? The Wars of the Roses