Project Gutenberg 2004-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 842 Power, Eileen 1889 1940 Power, Eileen Edna Medieval People Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Medieval People" by Eileen Power is a historical account published in the early 20th century, specifically in the early 1920s. The book delves into social history, focusing on the lives of ordinary individuals during the Middle Ages, rather than prominent historical figures. Power aims to bring to life the experiences of various classes within medieval society, highlighting anecdotes and realities of daily life. The opening of "Medieval People" presents the author’s perspective on the significance of social history, emphasizing its value in humanizing historical narratives. Power criticizes traditional historical approaches that often overlook the experiences of common people in favor of political events and notable figures. The initial section introduces the concept of reconstructing life through personal stories, using figures such as Bodo, a Frankish peasant, to illustrate the intricacies of medieval life. By framing history around the lives of unnamed individuals, Power seeks to engage readers with more relatable elements of the past, anchoring her narratives in actual historical materials while inviting deeper reflections on the human condition throughout the ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Civilization, Medieval Geography, Medieval Marginality, Social -- Europe -- History -- To 1500 Occupations -- History Europe -- Social conditions -- To 1492 CB Text Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 653216 2025-08-06T04:05:22.348775 text/html 579628 2024-10-28T20:06:55 text/html 1318977 2025-08-06T04:05:34.584741 application/epub+zip 1324504 2025-08-06T04:05:25.410768 application/epub+zip 310865 2025-08-06T04:05:23.620787 application/epub+zip 1575751 2025-08-06T04:05:40.889686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1542146 2025-08-06T04:05:32.896782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509277 2022-09-07T00:27:37.042270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512797 2025-08-06T04:05:20.507826 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 493093 2024-10-28T20:06:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16921 2025-08-06T04:05:41.048683 application/rdf+xml 13292 2025-08-06T04:05:24.190821 image/jpeg 3429 2025-08-06T04:05:23.908814 image/jpeg 1285959 2025-08-06T04:05:22.422852 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia