Medieval Life
The lifestyles of medieval peasants
Harsh And Even Harsher
The life of a peasant was very difficult. They had to do the kings dirty work like farming and bringing water in from the rivers and streams. They also had to obey the kings and queens which sometimes was very difficult.
Health and Hygiene
The lives of everyone during the period were subject to illness and disease. The underlying cause of many of the illnesses was due to the lack of sanitation, but Medieval Doctors did not make this link until after the outbreak of the Black Death.
Medieval Monks
Everyday the monks had a lot of chores to do like reaping, sowing, plowing, binding, teaching the boys, haymaking, and threshing.
The Middle Ages in 3 1/2 minutes
The Black Plague
The Black Plague was a very awful plague that killed a ton of people and some kings. Some of the symptoms were fever chills headache and weakness.