Daily Routines in the Middle Ages

1. Daily Routines in the Middle Ages By: Cara Nolen

2. Daily life in the middle ages The differences of the daily life of a peasant as opposed to a noble were vast. Daily life in the Middle ages was dictated by wealth, power and status and the feudal system. Life in the Middle Ages include interesting facts, information, and on the following important Medieval subjects: 

3. The religious life in the middle ages Religion played a huge part in Medieval life during the Middle Ages. This section details the Medieval nuns and monks, Monasticism, the Benedictine rule and Benedictine monks. What sort of life did the monks and nuns lead in the Medieval Monastery or convent during the Middle Ages? And what role did the Anchoress play in the religious community.

4. Feudal life in the middle ages For safety and for defense, people in the Middle Ages formed small communities around a central lord or master. Most people lived on a manor, which consisted of the castle, the church, the village, and the surrounding farm land. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms. In this "feudal" system, the king awarded land grants or "fiefs" to his most important nobles, his barons, and his bishops, in return for their contribution of soldiers for the king's armies. At the lowest echelon of society were the peasants, also called "serfs" or "villains." In exchange for living and working on his land, known as the "demesne," the lord offered his peasants protection.