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Wool was the type of clothing most people wore in the Middle Ages.
Knights were one of the two types of armed men during the Middle Ages.
Many peasant families ate, slept, and spent time together in very small quarters. The houses had thatched roofs and were easily destroyed. The homes of the rich were more elaborate than the peasants' homes. Their floors were paved, sometimes decorated with tiles. Tapestries were hung on the walls, providing not only decoration but also an extra layer of warmth. Fenestral windows, with lattice frames that were covered in a fabric soaked in resin and tallow, allowed in light, kept out drafts, and could be removed in good weather. Only the wealthy could afford panes of glass; sometimes only churches and royal residences had glass windows.
Medieval education was often conducted under the auspices of the Church.
The earliest merchants were peddlers who went from village to village selling their goods. Medieval towns advantages Village people came to towns to trade therefore those who were in charge of a town had to do what was needed to ensure that their town was safe. Many towns had large fences built around them and the gates of these fences were locked at night to keep out undesirables. Cities such as York and Canterbury had city walls that served the same purpose - but a town would not have had enough wealth to build such an expensive protection. Medieval disadvantages towns were dirty places to live in. Many people threw toilet waste into the street along with other rubbish. Rats were very common in towns and cities and lead to the Black Death of 1348 to 1349. Water was far from clean as a local river would have been polluted with toilet waste thrown into it from villages both upstream and downstream. Therefore, as people would have used this as a source of water (they had no other choice) and because people knew little about health and hygiene, disease was common. Life expectancy could be short. Life for a poor person in a town or city was described as "nasty, brutal and short". As homes were made of wood, fire was another danger in a town or city. Walking in a town at night could also be dangerous. Though towns had a curfew (a time when everyone had to be in their homes) no town had a police force to deal with those who broke the law, No town had street lights - the only choice was candles but in a wooden city or town, these ‘street lights’ could prove disastrous. A guild is a group of people who all work in the same trade. Guilds were designed to end competition.
A medieval feast is a party that used to take place in the medieval historic era. People use the old cutlery and dress in the old fashion.
The Catholic Church was the only church in Europe during the Middle Ages, and it had its own laws and large coffers. Church leaders such as bishops and archbishops sat on the king's council and played leading roles in government. Bishops, who were often wealthy and came from noble families, ruled over groups of parishes called "diocese." Parish priests, on the other hand, came from humbler backgrounds and often had little education.
The earliest medieval cathedrals were built in the Romanesque style, and the later ones (beginning about 1100 AD) were built in the Gothic style.
The daily life of a peasant woman started at started in the summer as early as 3am. She first had to prepare a breakfast, usually of pottage. Work in the fields or on the land started by dawn and the daily life of a peasant woman during the Middle Ages would include this type of hard work during busy times especially harvest. Preparations had to be started in order to provide the daily meals. Peasant women were expected to look after small animals - geese, chickens etc. Weaving, spinning and making and mending clothes were also part of a woman's work. Tending the vegetable plot and collecting berries and herbs. Women were also responsible for the children and need an understanding of medicines and herbs for basic nursing requirements. Outside work finished at dusk, working hours were therefore longer during the summer months. Women generally ate when her husband and children had finished and had little leisure time. The life of medieval monks were filled with work and chores. Washing and cooking for the monastery. Raising the necessary supplies of vegetables and grain. Reaping, Sowing, Ploughing, Binding and Thatching, Haymaking and Threshing. Producing wine, ale and honey. Providing medical care for the community. Providing education for boys and novices. Copying the manuscripts of classical authors. Providing hospitality for pilgrims.
Chivalry is the generic term for the knightly system of the Middle Ages and for virtues and qualities it inspired in its followers. The word evolved from terms such as chevalier (French), caballero (Spanish), and cavaliere (Italian), all meaning a warrior who fought on horseback. The term came to mean so much more during medieval times. Chivalric orders first appeared with military activities against non-Christian states. During the Middle Ages, Western Europe aggressively sought to expand its area of control. The first orders of chivalry were very similar to the monastic orders of the era. Both sought the sanctification of their members through combat against "infidels" and protection of religious pilgrims, and both had commitments that involved the taking of vows and submitting to a regulation of activities.
As the populations of medieval towns and cities increased, hygienic conditions worsened, leading to a vast array of health problems. Medical knowledge was limited and, despite the efforts of medical practitioners and public and religious institutions to institute regulations, medieval Europe did not have an adequate health care system. Antibiotics weren't invented until the 1800s and it was almost impossible to cure diseases without them. Medicine was often a risky business. Bloodletting was a popular method of restoring a patient's health and "humors." Early surgery, often done by barbers without anesthesia, must have been excruciating.