English Medieval Minstrel

Minstrels Were Popular At Every Level Of Society In The Middle Ages, And On All Kinds Of Occasions; They Were An Indispensable Adjunct To Social Intercourse And Celebration, From The Coronations Of Kings To The Hurly-burly Of Street-market And Fair. But Strangely Enough, Though Many Historians Have Touched On Their History At Different Points And In Different Periods, This Is The First Book To Attempt To Tell The Whole Of Their Story, And To Put It Into A Developing, Historical Perspective.originally, Minstrel' Meant Little Servant Of The King'. An Essential Charactistic Was Versatility: Musical Skills Were Important, But Never Sufficient In Themselves.