The Middle Ages are so far from us that, when we hear the mention of this period of time, we continue to paint in our heads the picture that we once saw in several bad films. But were the Middle Ages really that terrible? Historian Stefania Demchuk claims that no, the Middle Ages were neither dark nor wild. In her book, the author tells how everything really happened: what people ate and drank, how they raised children, what they were afraid of and how they celebrated.