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The English Medieval Minstrel by John Southworth (Hardcover, 1989)

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This book attempts to tell the whole story of the English minstrels in the Middle Ages, and to put their story into a developing, historical perspective. It includes accounts of particular minstrels, the skills they possessed and their role within society in general. Minstrels were an indispensable adjunct to social intercourse and celebration, from coronations and court life to street-markets and fairs. The author studied contemporary records which give accounts of minstrels who were fools, acrobats, singers, actors, conjurors, puppeteers, dice-throwers and exhibitors of performing animals. They also provide documentation of well-known minstrels such as Taillefer, Blondel and Rahere and help uncover other less well-known individuals and their skills.