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- Anvils – one of the instruments typically used by blacksmiths, anvils are heavy blocks of metal. When working with iron or types of metal, the blacksmith would put those pieces on an anvil and use a hammer to hit the piece into shape, creating things like armour, weapons or tools.
- Beds – medieval beds would not be as soft as those we use today. It would have a wooden frame, and then a few layers of mattresses – the one on the bottom would be stuffed with straw, the next one filled with wool, and then others with slightly better material like goose feathers.
- Books – Most medieval people would not have had books. Those that did would include priests and monks, the nobility, and other wealthy people. In the Middle East and China (where printing was invented) books would be more widely used.
- Brooches – Before the days of zippers (and even buttons, as they only started to be used in the 13th century), people would use brooches to fasten clothing together.
- Manorial System
- Manors After The Norman Conquest
- Medieval Homes
- Barns
- Dangers in The Medieval Village
- The Role of The Church
- Decline of The Manorial System
The Middle Ages was a tumultuous period in British history, marked by foreign invasions, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years’ War. Turbulent circumstances push people to look for security, even at the cost of certain liberties, and this was how the manorial system began. The system can be traced to the Roman villa that formed in the midst of inf...
The manors, much like the Roman Villa, were the economic and political units of the feudal system that flourished in medieval Europe. The manorial system, or manorialism, existed in Britain under the Anglo-Saxons in some form, but only as an economic arrangement. Land was gifted and purchased, but there was no expectation of service. This changed a...
In some British villages, people lived in longhouses (or blackhouses, as they were called in Scotland), designed to house both people and animals under one roof to protect precious livestock from the elements and from theft (Ochota, 2016, p. 225). People and animals would use the same front door but the side of the house occupied by animals would b...
There wouldn’t be room in the hall for livestock, so in medieval times animals–usually milk cows and oxens–were kept in combination barnswhich also stored fodder, grain, and tools. Combination barns found in the midlands, East Anglia, and southern England date from the Middle Ages. In later years, livestock would be moved to detached buildings, and...
The medieval village could be highly dangerous, with violence prevalent in various forms. Medieval records demonstrate high incidents of rape, assault, domestic violence, and homicide. Homicide was especially widespread, with historians calculating its levels in England were at least 10 times days what they are today. Often the murders were unpreme...
The Church was a powerful institutional in the Middle Ages, playing a dominant role in people’s lives. Pretty much all people believed in God and the concepts of heaven and hell and upheld Christian values and morals. Everyone, therefore, was expected to go to church, which in turn gave the institution great power and influence over people. The spr...
The decline of the manorial system, a system that thrived in a decentralised, local economy, was caused by several factors: the Black Death, the increased use of coinage, and the rise of cities. In the late Middle Ages, coinage began to replace barter during trade in Europe with the debasement of money. Debasement meant adding other (less precious)...
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An Introduction to Medieval England (1066–1485) Duke William of Normandy’s resounding triumph over King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 marked the dawn of a new era. The overthrow of the Saxon kingdom of England was to transform the country the Normans conquered, from how it was organised and governed to its language and customs ...
Mar 14, 2021 · Moreover, the Black Death severely weakened the villeinage system. At the time of the Domesday Book, the population of England was around 2 million. By the end of the 13th century, it had probably risen to about 6 million. However, in the early 14th century, the climate of the world cooled and there were a series of famines.
This book is a treatise written by a knight from the late 14th century, offering a firsthand account of the chivalric ideals and practices followed by medieval knights. “Chivalry: The Path of Love” by Michael M. Nikitin. This book explores the concept of chivalry and how it influenced the daily life, values, and actions of medieval knights.
Jun 23, 2021 · In 14th-and-15th-century Southampton, special cups were prominent among the goods of merchants. John Polymond made his will in November 1393, leaving his wife Joan an ostrich-egg cup, called whytgrypesey – a white griffin’s egg – along with a silver gilt cup with a cover for sweet wine, a silver drinking bowl and a mazer.
Daily Life Although the details of daily life differed from one order to the next (as mentioned above), monastic life was generally one of hard physical work, scholarship and prayer. Some orders encouraged the presence of "lay brothers", monks who did most of the physical labour in the fields and workshops of the monastery so that the full ...
