INTRODUCTORY--THE ANGLO-SAXONS BEFORE THEIR CONVERSION--GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF A SAXON HOUSE 1 CHAPTER II. IN-DOOR LIFE AMONG THE ANGLO-SAXONS--THE HALL AND ITS HOSPITALITY--THE SAXON MEAL--PROVISIONS AND COOKERY--AFTER-DINNER OCCUPATIONS--DRUNKEN BRAWLS 18 CHAPTER III. THE CHAMBER AND ITS FURNITURE--BEDS AND BED-ROOMS--INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD AMONG THE ANGLO-SAXONS--CHARACTER AND MANNERS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON LADIES--THEIR CRUELTY TO THEIR SERVANTS--THEIR AMUSEMENTS--THE GARDEN; LOVE OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS FOR FLOWERS--ANGLO-SAXON PUNISHMENTS--ALMSGIVING 40 CHAPTER IV. OUT-OF-DOOR AMUSEMENTS OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS--HUNTING AND HAWKING--HORSES AND CARRIAGES--TRAVELLING--MONEY-DEALINGS 63 Anglo-Norman Period. CHAPTER V. THE EARLY NORMAN PERIOD--LUXURIOUSNESS OF THE NORMANS--ADVANCE IN DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE--THE KITCHEN AND THE HALL--PROVISIONS AND COOKERY--BEES--THE DAIRY--MEAL-TIMES AND DIVISIONS OF THE DAY--FURNITURE--THE FALDESTOL--CHAIRS AND OTHER SEATS 80 CHAPTER VI. THE NORMAN HALL--SOCIAL SENTIMENTS UNDER THE ANGLO-NORMANS--DOMESTIC AMUSEMENTS--CANDLES AND LANTERNS--FURNITURE--BEDS--OUT-OF-DOOR RECREATIONS--HUNTING--ARCHERY--CONVIVIAL INTERCOURSE AND HOSPITALITY--TRAVELLING--PUNISHMENTS--THE STOCKS--A NORMAN SCHOOL--EDUCATION 98 The English Middle Ages. CHAPTER VII. EARLY ENGLISH HOUSES--THEIR GENERAL FORM AND DISTRIBUTION 120 CHAPTER VIII. THE OLD ENGLISH HALL--THE KITCHEN, AND ITS CIRCUMSTANCES--THE DINNER-TABLE--MINSTRELSY 141 CHAPTER IX. THE MINSTREL--HIS POSITION UNDER THE ANGLO-SAXONS--THE NORMAN TROUVERE, MENESTREL, AND JOUGLEUR--THEIR CONDITION--RUTEBEUF--DIFFERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN USE AMONG THE MINSTRELS--THE BEVERLEY MINSTRELS 175 CHAPTER X. AMUSEMENTS AFTER DINNER--GAMBLING--THE GAME OF CHESS--ITS HISTORY--DICE--TABLES--DRAUGHTS 194 CHAPTER XI. DOMESTIC AMUSEMENTS AFTER DINNER--THE CHAMBER AND ITS FURNITURE--PET ANIMALS--OCCUPATIONS AND MANNERS OF THE LADIES--SUPPER--CANDLES, LAMPS, AND LANTERNS 226 CHAPTER XII. THE BED AND ITS FURNITURE--THE TOILETTE; BATHING--CHESTS AND COFFERS IN THE CHAMBER--THE HUTCH--USES OF RINGS--COMPOSITION OF THE FAMILY--FREEDOM OF MANNERS--SOCIAL SENTIMENTS, AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS 256 CHAPTER XIII. OCCUPATIONS OUT OF DOORS--THE PLEASURE-GARDEN--THE LOVE OF FLOWERS, AND THE FASHION OF MAKING GARLANDS--FORMALITIES OF THE PROMENADE--GARDENING IN THE MIDDLE AGES 283 CHAPTER XIV.