The life of a villager during the Middle Ages
A quick look at the everyday lives of medieval peasants, their homes and the conditions in which they lived and worked.
Medieval land measuring units
Measuring units during the medieval times were a mess, lack of standardisation, distance and languages barriers was just the start. This article is trying to give you a rough understanding of how land was separated and measured for production and taxation purposes during the medieval times in England (as per Doomsday book)
Social stratification of a Feudal kingdom (Part 4): The Family Royal
Closing our four part series in medieval social stratification we talk about the top of the echelon, the royal family and those around them.
What were medieval houses and structures built from?
In this article we go through the list of building materials used during the medieval times from the lowly cottage to the grand cathedrals of the time, from straw to glass
The differences between medieval building types depending on their usage
As with buildings today, in the medieval times different buildings are serve different functions. Each of those functions in many ways define the architecture of the building, the materials used, the maintenance required and of course the time that it takes for them to be built.
Social stratification of a Feudal kingdom (Part 3): The ranks of the noble blooded
Dukes, Marquises and counts, all under one king but all of them above everyone else. The one percent ruling the masses, celebrated or feared by all. Aspiring to the highest and inspiring millions. In this third installment we discuss their place in the social strata of the medieval times.
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