There's A Social history of England 55 BC to AD 1215, by Ralph Arnold. Publisher: London: Constable; Toronto: Longmans Canada, [1967]. I thought there were intended to be further volumes through the years but cannot find them. There are a variety of series for occupations and / or within periods, eg Victorian. You've set yourself a very large task. Best wishes Judy Excell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Blaker" <rod.blaker@gmail.com> To: <SFHG@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:31 PM Subject: [SFHG] life in the ....century > Hi folks > > My goal with this genealogy is make make a gift of a story - the story of > my > ancestors and their lives in their times - to my descendants, relatives > and > their extended families. > > To do that I need a very good grasp of daily life as the centuries roll > by - > life on the farm, life as a house carpenter and so forth. From > availability > of horses, to nature of farming, to dentistry and health care and > education > and leisure time (was there any?) > > I read the suggestion of "Larks Rise" but that is I presume a snapshot of > a > particular moment. Does anyone have a suggestion about the type of reading > that can take me from say 1000 to 2000 ? Not the life of the wealthy, nor > the abject poor - the common man - and woman and child. Nasty, brutish > and > short, I understand; but a bit more detail needed. > > Thanks > > Rod > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >