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England During The Medieval Era - Coggle Diagram
England During The Medieval Era
towns
formed with a charter
says the town is free from the control of the lord
had a law court and had to self-govern
charters were usually given in exchange for a large sum of money
all freemen
guilds
have to pay to join
membership mean unrestricted right to trade in the town
most important ones were associated with cloth making and trading
formed by those who work in the same trade
economy
tolls
purchases and sales, certain roads and bridges, importation and exportation
most trade happened on Sunday markets
had to pay rent for stalls
port town
international trade was only by sea
coastal towns traded by sea as it was quicker
villages
villages with land around them are called manors
land held and controlled by the lord of the manor
most spent their time working hard on the land
most rarely left their village
news travelled slowly
was common for the lord to be more important than the king
farming was big because the most profitable agricultural product at the time was wool
nearly everyone lived in these
countryside
classes
baron
knight
king
peasant
freeman
free to move as they pleased
could not be controlled by the lord
could choose to work for the lord on the land
villain
property of the lord
lord could do anything but kill or injure them
lord could give them their freedom by issuing a charter
regularly worked 2-3 days a week on the lords land
info
most lived to around 40
most lived and worked on a manorial estate