What job did peasants have?
Peasants worked the land to yield food, fuel, wool and other resources. The countryside was divided into estates, run by a lord or an institution, such as a monastery or college. A social hierarchy divided the peasantry: at the bottom of the structure were the serfs, who were legally tied to the land they worked.
What did peasants do on the farm?
Peasants also had to dig their own gardens (tofts) before they could plant vegetables, and if they were not able to hire or borrow a plough they would also have to dig their fields (crofts). A scythe and hoe of the type used during the Medieval period.
What did female peasants?
Daily Life of Medieval Peasant Women Most of the peasants were Medieval Serfs or Medieval Villeins. Women were expected to help their peasant husbands with their daily chores as well as attending to provisions and the cooking of daily meals and other duties customarily undertaken by women.
How did peasants make money?
The one thing the peasant had to do in Medieval England was to pay out money in taxes or rent. He had to pay rent for his land to his lord; he had to pay a tax to the church called a tithe. A peasant could pay in cash or in kind – seeds, equipment etc.
What jobs did female peasants do?
Rural women were also engaged in spinning and preparation of fibres for spinning and weaving- scouring flax, combing wool and hemp and assisting with sheep shearing. There was very little that a peasant woman might not be called to do and many illuminations show women working in the fields alongside men.
Did female peasants work?
Many of the Medieval peasants who worked in the castles were women. Medieval Peasant Women worked in the kitchen and were expected to cook, clean and wait on the lord. The Medieval Peasant Women lived on a manor in a village and worked either in the village or in the local castle or Manor House.
Did peasants have arranged marriages?
Most peasant women had marriages arranged for them and one-third were free to choose their husbands. Peasant women generally had dowries of livestock, household goods, food stuffs, and in rare cases a small amount of money.
How did medieval peasants dress?
Peasant Clothing Peasant men wore stockings or tunics, while women wore long gowns with sleeveless tunics and wimples to cover their hair. Sheepskin cloaks and woolen hats and mittens were worn in winter for protection from the cold and rain.
When did peasants marry?
With the rise of towns, however, even a peasant girl’s marriage might be arranged if someone locally did not wish to marry her. For all classes, girls had to be at least 12 years old, and boys had to be at least 14 years old before they could marry.
Did nobles ever marry peasants?
No duke has ever married a commoner, but many squires did. Since I have a great memory and access to the internet I quickly found a case of the child of a mighty noble and a peasant becoming his father’s successor, but unfortunately they don’t seem to have been married.
How did peasants bathe?
Although medieval people didn’t bathe in the morning, they used an ewer and basin to wash their hands and face when they woke up. The same equipment was used for handwashing throughout the day.
