Wilchester Manor Research Paper

Contents page

Cover page - Title and image

Contents page

1.Wilchester manor

2.Feudalism

3.Top class(king,barons/nobles and knights) - food, clothes, living conditions, hygiene

4. Low class (peasants/serfs) - food, clothes, living conditions, hygiene

5. Annotated map

6. Crime and punishments

7. Advertisements

8. Bibliography

Introduction

The year is 1089 in England and you will be staying at Wilchester manor. Make sure to not bring any food, equipment or clothes that were not invented in this time as it disturbs the history of this time. You will be provided with clothes and equipment to better suit you in this time. You will also be provided information to know about medieval times and information about the manor you will be staying at. If you wish get hurt you will need to follow the rules and customs of the history and time.

A manor house is where the lord who owned or controlled the land lived. Wilchester manor was made somewhere in the 9th century for King Henry the Ist. Manors in England was owned by either the king or landlords. This is where the landlord and his family lived. A manor was made out of stone and brick. In a manor there are halls, kitchens, rooms and etc.

This is Wilchester manor. Made somewhere in the 9th century.

Feudalism
A system known as feudalism was introduced

between the 8th century and the 11th century in western Europe. Feudalism was a kind of social system based on rights relating to land ownership. Feudalism was a way of organising a society through a hierarchy.
In feudal society, the rich is at the top and the poorest is at the bottom.

Feudalism was not just a system where the top people and can tell what the bottom people to do. Below, you can see a representation of what happens in a feudal system. The king gives lends land to the barons in exchange for knights to protect the king. The barons lend land to the knights in exchange for protection of the barons. The Knights lend land to the peasants in exchange for labour and food. In feudalism, a person could almost never change position from their position. If a person was born as a peasant then they can not change ever. Even if they were really

intelligent.

Peasants/serfs

This is a representation of a feudal hierarchy in medieval Europe.

Top class (king,barons/nobles and knights)

Food
In medieval times there were no modern technology such as refrigerators and ovens. People preserved their food by smoking or pickling the food. The top class people, ate many different types of food. Food they ate were, meat from farm animals (cows,pigs and sheep) and wild animals(deer and wild boars), cheese, eggs, soups, salads, pies and tarts, vegetables, and bread. They drink that they drank with their food were ale and wine.

Clothes
In medieval europe people would wear different clothes depending on their wealth. People of royal blood wore gold and silver clothes. They were custom made by tailors. Wealthy women wore long garments with sleeves and headgear. Wealthy men wore tunics, cloaks and hats. Knights wore chainmail armour, helmets, and gloves.

Living conditions
The wealthy lived quite comfortable lives. In times of peace there was feasts, entertainment and music taking place in the castle. When the king woke up, servants were making meals. Some knights lived in their own castles but most of the knights were more poorer. Some knights lived in a castle owned owned by their lord or in a manor house. When the knights lived with their lords, they were ready to go to war and protect the lord’s land.

Hygiene
Cleanliness was not a big factor in medieval england. The wealthy could afford to have a hot bath called a ‘stew’. In a stew there were oils and herbs in the water. Mint and cinnamon were burnt to make the air smell nice while bathing in the stew.

Medieval man taking a stew

Low class
(peasants/serfs) - food, clothes, living conditions, hygiene

The poor wore ugly and dull clothes with no nice colours on them. They were made by peasant women and were badly cut.

Annotated map

Crime and punishments

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Bibliography