The book by the famous French scientist Marcelin Defourneau is dedicated to the daily life of France in an era when in this state there had been a fierce struggle for a long time against the British who had invaded the continent, whose king laid claim to the crown of France. Danger looms over any city, any village. In such conditions, old foundations and behavioral stereotypes collapse, and attitudes towards life and death change. On the battlefield, unbridled cruelty coexists with displays of gallantry towards the defeated enemy. The author shows the attitude towards war in French society, both of the nobility and the common people. However, it is not only the war that falls into the sphere of attention of Marcelain Defourneau - on the pages of his book the complex and multifaceted world of the medieval city appears, universities, palaces of the nobility, merchant shops and prisons, games with the participation of jugglers and minstrels, sermons of priests, public executions and ceremonial trips of the king. The world of medieval French society, with its sorrows and joys. The author's ability to present the material in an easy and accessible way, providing it with a mass of interesting details previously unknown to the domestic reader, makes the book extremely fascinating and accessible to the widest audience.