The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books -- time. The Gieses' succeed in making a remote and unfamiliar world accessible.

Chepstow Castle -- The castle comes to England -- The lord of the castle -- The castle as a house -- The lady -- The household -- A day in the castle -- Hunting as a way of life -- The villagers -- The making of a knight -- The castle at war -- The castle year -- The decline of the castle.