Table of Contents for Archers, Alchemists, and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might Have Loved or Loathed

Introduction

4

(5)

What Happened When?

5

(3)

How Many People Lived There?

8

(1)

How Was Life Different Then?

9

(1)

Everybody in Their Place

10

(1)

Nobles

11

(1)

Clergy

11

(1)

Specialists

12

(1)

Peasants

12

(1)

Oath of Homage and Fealty

13

(1)

Women in the Middle Ages

14

(1)

Never an Idle Moment

15

(2)

Choosing a Medieval Career

17

(1)

Bread and Butter Jobs

18

(13)

Peasant

20

(1)

Serf

21

(1)

Yeoman

22

(1)

Housewife

22

(1)

Butcher

23

(1)

Beggar

23

(1)

Brewer; Brewster

24

(1)

Miller

25

(1)

Baker

25

(1)

Guilds

26

(1)

Spinster; Spinner

27

(1)

Weaver; Webster

27

(1)

Walker or Fuller

28

(1)

Cordwainer (Shoemaker)

28

(1)

Cobbler

28

(1)

Blacksmith

29

(1)

Chandler

29

(1)

Salter or Drysalter

30

(1)

Fishmonger

30

(1)

Religious Jobs

31

(7)

Pope

33

(1)

Cardinal

34

(1)

Bishop

34

(1)

Abbot; Abbess

35

(1)

Friar

35

(1)

Parson

36

(1)

Monk, Nun

36

(1)

Chaplain

37

(1)

Fighting Clerics

37

(1)

Castle Jobs

38

(14)

Page

40

(1)

Squire

40

(1)

Knight

41

(2)

Herald

43

(1)

Armorer

43

(1)

Noblewoman

44

(1)

Princess

45

(1)

Bailiff

46

(1)

Constable; Marshal

46

(1)

Falconer

47

(1)

Archer

47

(1)

Jester or Fool

48

(1)

Chamberlain

48

(1)

Almoner

48

(1)

Butler

49

(1)

Domestic Servants

49

(1)

Cook; Pastry Chef

50

(2)

Wonder Workers' Jobs

52

(6)

Inventor

53

(1)

Artificer

53

(1)

Architect

54

(1)

Stonemason

54

(1)

Engineer

55

(1)

Goldsmith

55

(1)

Copyist (Scribe)

56

(1)

Bookbinder

56

(1)

Parchment and Ink Seller

57

(1)

Life and Death Jobs

58

(6)

Barber; Barber-Surgeon

59

(1)

Surgeon

60

(1)

Doctor

61

(1)

Apothecary

61

(2)

Healer; Midwife

63

(1)

Caregiver for Lepers

63

(1)

Sit-Down Jobs

64

(6)

Schoolmaster; Teacher

65

(1)

Philosopher

66

(1)

Polymath

66

(1)

Alchemist

67

(1)

Clerk

68

(1)

Astrologer

68

(1)

Author, Nonfiction

69

(1)

Artistic Jobs

70

(6)

Stained-Glass Artist

71

(1)

Painter

71

(1)

Embroiderer

72

(1)

Wood-carver

73

(1)

Sculptor

73

(1)

Playwright

74

(1)

Player (Actor)

74

(1)

Illuminator

75

(1)

Poet; Literary Author

75

(1)

Dirty Jobs

76

(4)

Street Cleaner

77

(1)

Gong Farmer

77

(1)

Bathhouse Attendant

78

(1)

Miner

78

(1)

Pardoner

79

(1)

Witch Hunter

79

(1)

Law and Order Jobs

80

(7)

Lawyer

81

(1)

Provost

81

(1)

Summoner

82

(1)

Headsman; Hangman

82

(1)

Torturer

83

(1)

Money Changer

84

(1)

Sheriff

84

(1)

Bandit

85

(1)

Enforcer of the Laws Against Rich Clothes

86

(1)

Traveling Jobs

87

(7)

Messenger

88

(1)

Minstrel; Jongleur

88

(1)

Troubadour

89

(1)

Town Crier

90

(1)

Innkeeper

90

(1)

Pilgrim

91

(1)

Carter (Carrier)

92

(1)

Traveling Merchant

92

(1)

Importer; Exporter

93

(1)

Explorer

93

(1)

Recommended Further Reading

94

(1)

Acknowledgments

94

(1)

Index

95