1 year in medievil times

By AilishO
  • Period: Feb 10, 1067 to Jun 28, 1067

    living in medievil times

    My time in the Middle Ages
  • Feb 17, 1067

    TOPIC ONE: THE PIGSTY, HOUSING CONDITIONS

    The houses in the middle ages weren’t very luxurious, the not so wealthy usually had a small, dark damp house, but the more royal residences had better housing opportunities, and had a chimney and glass windows which most people didn’t have. Instead of glass windows, some had small openings with wooden shutters, but most people didn’t even have windows mostly for security reasons. Nearly all the houses had pavement floor which made the house even colder especially at night, some people had tile
  • Mar 26, 1067

    TOPIC TWO: WORK, CLEANING UP AFTER MARKETS

    What were the markets like?
    The market place was a local affair that was held every week. The markets were pretty much the same as today, filled with people, items for sale and stalls! People sold and traded goods such as leather for making clothing and furniture, fruits, vegetables, bread, materials, pottery, cloth, sometimes even local livestock or animals like cows, duck, geese, goats, and many more. The markets were full of all different people, just like todays markets except the markets in
  • Apr 7, 1067

    TOPIC THREE: YOUR HOUSE GOT ROBBED

    What were the laws and crime like?
    In the Middle Ages the laws were pretty strict, if you did something against one of them, or did something wrong, you “had distracted the king’s peace”. Local Lords were responsible for punishing minor crimes in their local courts, but serious crimes were dealt with by justices appointed by the king, his officials and trained lawyers. Parliaments started to make laws for specific problems, such as highway robbery arou
  • May 2, 1067

    TOPIC FOUR: MORE WORK, MAKING CLOTHES

    Clothing in the Middle Ages
    People in the middle Ages wore woollen clothing and linen undergarments. Women wore flowing gowns and elaborate headwear, ranging from headdresses shaped like hearts or butterflies to tall steeple caps and Italian turbans. Towards the end of the middle Ages, men of the wealthy classes sported hose and a jacket, often with pleating or skirting, or a tunic with a surcoat. You could tell who was wealthy because usually they wore brig
  • Jun 20, 1067

    TOPIC 5: THE INN, HEALTHIER ACCOMADATION

    Health in the middle ages
    Medical knowledge was limited despite the efforts of medical practitioners and the public and religious institutions. Europe did not have an adequate health care system but the practitioners and institutions still worked hard to save and help anyone they could. Medical knowledge was limited and, despite the efforts of medical practitioners and public and religious institutions to institute regulations, medieval Europe did not ha