Sean Pendergast The story of Ivanhoe takes place during the Middle Ages in England with the year being 1194 A.D. It is about the adventures Ivanhoe encounters upon returning from the crusades with his friend and king, King Richard the Lion Heart. Ivanhoe has been disowned by his father because of this, and is forbidden to marry his true love, Lady Rowena. Life was very different during the Middle Ages, and so were the people. …showed first 75 words of 480 total…

…showed last 75 words of 480 total…Merry Men to stop Prince John and his supporters from making any further attempts to gain more power. As one can see, life was in fact very different then. There was an open hatred between cultures, which nearly everyone was a part of. Entertainment was much more violent, and no one seemed to mind. Finally, there was a constant power struggle, which left peoples futures totally undecided and held everyone in fear for their life.