Life in the middle ages
entertainment
only rich people drank wine and poor people drank ale (a weak beer)
people were very religious and took sunday off
people enjoyed to look at animals
rich people bought hawks to hunt for them
men enjoyed to play football more than archery
Travel
boat was the fastest way to travell around england
some people were fortunate enough to travell by horse
carts were often used to take people to the nearest town with their goods
most people travelled on foot
Farming
people usually spent two days a week looking after their lords land
people had ploughs pulled by ox
women spun wool on a spinning wheel
men women and children all had to harvest when the time came
the life of farmers mostly depended on the weather
crime and punishment
you could be fined a weeks wages for letting your animals eat other villagers crops
people were hanged for stealing clothes or food
policemen didnt get paid
prisons were places people were held
people had food thrown at them (or worse) whilst they were in the stocks