Your daily life
depended on who you were and was dictated
by wealth, power and status and the feudal system. Everything was a source of
privilege for the nobles. The high ranking nobles lived in castles with their
knights, ladies and retinues. Others enjoyed their daily life on their manors.
The peasants, including serfs, and freemen spent their daily life on a manor or
village.
Daily Life of
Medieval Nobles and Lords in the Middle Ages
Daily life
of Nobles and Lords during the Middle ages centered around their castles or
Manors or fighting for the King during times of war.
Daily Life
of a Knight in the Middle Ages
The daily
life of a knight in the Middle ages followed a similar schedule to that of his
lord or the noble he served. It centered around castles or Manors or fighting
for his lord and the King during times of war. Much of his time was spent on
honing his weapons skills and keeping his levels of fitness high.
Daily Life
of a Noblewoman in the Middle Ages
The daily life of a Noblewoman in the Middle ages followed a similar schedule
to that of her lord. This might be her husband, father or brother and centered
around castles or Manors. Much of her time was spent on overseeing the running
of the household. But a Noblewoman had to take over all of the duties of her
husband if he were absent.
Daily Life of
a Peasant in the Middle Ages
The daily life of a peasant in the Middle ages was hard. Medieval Serfs
had to labor on the lord's land for two or three days each week. Peasants lived
in cruck houses. These were dirty, had no more than two rooms, with a wooden
frame covered with wattle and daub (a mixture of mud, straw and manure). These houses were poorly built and collapsed
after a while.
For peasants, to work
on the building of a cathedral was a great honor. Those who did the skilled
work had to belong to a guild. They
would have used basic tools. If a peasant was killed in an accident while
working in a cathedral or a church, the Church told them they were guaranteed a
place in Heaven.