How Luxurious was the Life of a Medieval King? | Human Voiced, No Ads

00:00:00 Intro and Welcome
00:02:15 Medieval Royal Luxury
00:22:58 Luxury in the Late Middle Ages
00:43:24 Daily Routine and Personal Luxuries
01:00:42 Thoughts and Conclusion


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Sources and Further Reading

Einhard (c. 830). Life of Charlemagne.

Christine de Pizan (1404). Livre des fais et bonnes mœurs du sage roy Charles V (The Deeds and Good Morals of the Wise King Charles V).

Froissart, Jean (c. 1395). Chroniques (Chronicles of France, England and surrounding lands).

The Forme of Cury (c. 1390). Royal cookery book compiled by the Master Cooks of King Richard II of England.

The Paston Letters (15th century, various authors). Private correspondence of the Paston family, illustrating noble life and concerns.

Wardrobe Accounts of Edward IV (1480–1483). Records of expenditures on clothing and household items for King Edward IV of England.

Mortimer, Ian (2006). The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation. (Modern historical study with details on Edward III’s court and innovations.)

Woolgar, C. M. (1999). The Great Household in Late Medieval England. (Study of aristocratic and royal household organization and daily life.)

Historic Royal Palaces (n.d.). “The Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London.” (Historical overview of exotic animals kept by English kings).

Polo, Marco (c. 1300). The Travels of Marco Polo. (Descriptions of the lavish court of Kublai Khan and other eastern rulers, for comparison to European courts.)


Information sourced from Wiki, Gutenburg, JSTOR, primary and secondary sources. All information is congruent with archaeological and history evidence at the time of recording.