The document provides an overview of life in medieval times from 1066-1485 CE, covering topics such as history, art, castles, daily life, music, weapons, armor, torture, famous people, clothing, women, food, and kings of England. It discusses key events like the Norman Conquest, Crusades, and Black Death. Sections describe social classes, the feudal system, occupations, sports, religious life, and developments in architecture, literature, and other arts. The document serves as an educational reference on various aspects of medieval European history.

1. MedievalLifeand
Times
Professor: Axel Huber Villegas
UGMEX VERACRUZ

2. History and Famous Events during
Medieval Times (1066 -1485)
The Medieval Times encompass one of the most turbulent periods in the
History of England and scatter the Medieval History books and other
historical documents. Starting with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman
Conquest - when William the Conqueror effectively took all of the lands and
property from the Saxon English and gave them to his French nobles and
knights. The Medieval Times saw the building of the great English castles,
including the Tower of London and Dover Castle which helped the Normans
to retain their hold on England during the these turbulent times

3. • . The Medieval times also saw the start of the Crusades, the knights of
the Middle Ages, the religious knights and the the founding of the
Knights Templar. The Domesday Book and the Magna Carta were
also important events during Medieval times. The Medieval Feudal
System were also introduced during the times and the terrible Black
Death really did plague the times and period of the Middle Ages.

4. Medieval Art
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Early Medieval Art was initially restricted to the production of Pietistic painting (religious
Christian art) in the form of illuminated manuscripts, mosaics and fresco paintings in
churches. There were no portrait paintings. The colors were generally muted. Learn about
other aspects of Medieval art and the famous artists of the times including Donatello,
Giotto, Leon Battista Alberti, Cimabue, Filippo Brunelleschi, Fra Angelico and Lorenzo
Ghiberti. There were also women artists during these times including Claricia - German
female artist and nun who illuminated manuscripts in the 12th century, Herrad of
Landsberg the Abbess of Hohenburg, Ende - 11th century nun and manuscript
illuminator, Guda the German 12th century nun and manuscript illuminator, Diemudis the
12th century Bavarian nun and manuscript illuminator and the most famous of the women
artists during the times - Hildegard of Bingen.

5. Medieval Castles
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This section detailing information about Medieval castles illustrate the
strength, magnificence and power of the Medieval warlords and their
massive stone fortresses. These articles on Medival castles detail the
History, Development and Architecture of Medieval Castles, Famous
Medieval Castles, Motte and Bailey castles, Concentric Castles and
Defending, Destroying and Attacking Medieval Castles.

6. Life in Medieval Times
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What was life really like in Medieval Times in England? The life of all the
classes was dominated by the feudal system. What was Village life and
general Daily Life like in England during the times of the middle ages? The
daily life and times of a lord, a knight, a noblewoman, a peasant, a peasant
woman, a monk and a nun. The jobs and occupations dictated the quality of
life during the Medieval times of the Middle Ages in England.

7. Medieval England
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Life in Medieval England was dominated by the feudal system. Learn
about feudalism in Medieval Times in sections on the Feudalism
Pyramid, Feudal Justice and the eventual Decline of Feudalism. The
emergence of Manorialism in England is described including sections
on Manorialism, Medieval Manors, the Lord of the Manor, the Lady
of the Manor and a full description of a Medieval Manor House of
Medieval times. Facts and interesting information about the people
who lived under the system of feudalism and manorialism.

8. • The lives and times of the following Medieval people - the Vassals and
the Oath of Fealty, the Fief, Serfs, Peasants and the Villein. Farming in
Medieval England. Life in Medieval England also includes an
entertainment section and Medival sports providing the History, Facts
and Information about the sports and games played during the time of
Middle Ages in England.

9. Medieval Music
• This section details Medieval Music. People in Medieval Times
enjoyed various types of music and dance. This section covers the
Music of Middle Ages providing information about the music, and
musical instruments. There are facts and information about Musical
Instruments in Medieval Times, Troubadours and Minstrels.

10. Medieval Weapons and Armor including
Medieval Swords
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These articles provide an insight into the violent Medieval Times and
era. Every man was expected to be able to use weapons during the
changing times of the Dark and Middle Ages. There were two types of
armed men during the era - The Knights and the Foot soldiers, who
included the Archers. Weapons and the training of soldiers during the
times of the Middle Ages including a Knights Weapons, the Quintain,
Pell Training, Pell Mell and the Butts.

11. • The Medival Swords including the Broadsword, the Falchion sword,
the Great sword, the Long sword and the Scimitar. The different types
of Pole arms that were used as weapons by the peasants during the
Medieval times included the Lance, the Halberd, the Pike, the Poleaxe
and Spears.

12. Medieval Weapons and Armor including
Medieval Swords. Continuing
• This section on Medieval weapons and armor provides interesting
facts and information about Battle Axes, Batons, Maces, the Billhook,
Caltrops, the Flail, the Quarterstaff, the War hammer, the Longbow
and the Crossbow. Medieval Siege Weapons used during the Medieval
times of the Middle Ages were the Ballista, Catapult, Mangonel,
Battering Ram, Siege Tower and the massive Trebuchet.

13. • Gain an understanding of Siege Warfare during the Medieval times of
the Middle Ages and Siege Weapon Design. What happened when a
castle or town came under siege. The use of the Siege Tower,
Catapults and how people in Medieval times used the mysterious
Greek Fire. Finally facts and information about a Knights Armor,
Chainmail and his war horse called a Destrier. In fact everything you
need to now about Medival Knights in these turbulent times.

14. Medieval Life and Times History with
Timelines, Key dates and Events
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The history, facts and information provided via the Medieval Life and
Times website provide access to the most important historical events
of the era which are detailed in the pages about the Domesday Book,
Black Death, Magna Carta, Battle of Hastings, Wars of the Roses, the
One Hundred Years War and the Bayeux Tapestry which illustrated
the view of the Normans on the Norman conquest and the Battle of
Hastings. The History and Key Events of the Middle Ages times
include:

15. • The Hundred Years War between England and France
• The Black Death or Bubonic Plague in England and Europe
• The Wars of the Roses and the Battle of Bosworth in England
• The Great Schism of 1054 and the Great Western Schism
• The Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest
• The Bayeux Tapestry
• The Doomsday Book ( aka Domesday Book )
• The signing of the Magna Carta in England

16. • Medieval times history also includes a series of comprehensive
Timelines detailing the major events significant to the lives, times and
events of the most famous people and the Kings of England and
Europe. Articles with facts and information about the religion of the
times is included in this section of the website including monasticism
and life in the religious orders.

17. Medieval Knights
• Medieval times were dominated by the feudal system and the role of the
knights and their servants. There are articles on the life of knights, their
living conditions, knights clothing, knights weapons, knights training,
knights armor and tournaments and jousts. Included in this section are Facts
about Knights, the Steps to Knighthood, the lives of the Squires and Pages
culminating in the Order of Knighthood Ceremony. The Medieval Knights
Code of Chivalry, rules about Courtly Love and Knights Tournaments. Learn
about jousting, the History of Jousting, Jousting Terminology and the
Jousting Weapons used by Medieval knights.

18. Crusades in Medieval Times and the
Knights Templar
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Pilgrimages to Jerusalem were made by people in Medieval Times who had
been guaranteed their safety in the city. In 1065 Jerusalem was taken by the
Turks and Christians were treated so badly that throughout Christendom people
were stirred to fight in holy crusades. This section about Crusades in these
times covers the Crusaders, the Cause of the Crusades, the Effects of the
Crusades the history of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Crusades.

19. • A Middle Ages Timeline of the First Crusade, the Children's Crusade, the
Minor Crusades. A Crusades Timeline, the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Holy
Land Pilgrimage and the End of the Medieval Crusades of the Middle Ages.
A great educational resource for students and teachers researching the
crusades of the times. This section also provides facts and information
about the Templar Knights, the Knights Templar History, Knights Templar
Banking, a Knights Templar Timeline the role of the Religious Knights, the
Teutonic Knights and the Knights Hospitalet.

20. Medieval Life and Times Torture and
Punishment
• We are all horrified and at the same time fascinated by the subject of
Medieval torture. The castles of the times with their dark dungeons
increase our growing fascination about torture during the violent times of
the Middle Ages. The horrific torture chambers and the various torture
devices used during the times are described in this section including the
Rack Torture, Scavengers Daughter torture, The Brank or Scold's Bridle
torture, Ducking Stool, Torture by Dislocation, Iron Balls Torture, Water
Torture, The Boot Torture, Branding and Burning Tortures, Brodequins,
Thumbscrews and the Pillory.

21. • Different types of execution methods are also described in the
Medieval times torture and punishment section including being
Burned at the Stake, Execution by Quartering, Execution by the
Wheel, and finally the gruesome Execution by being Hanged, Drawn
and Quartered.

22. Medieval Life and Times - Famous
Medieval People
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Famous Middle Ages people and details of the key dates and events of
the times and in their lives. Famous Middle Ages people during these
times include great nobles, religious leaders, artists, scientists,
military leaders, inventors and explorers of the times including:

23. • Marco Polo biography and history - famous explorer of the times
• Robert the Bruce biography and history - Famous King of Scotland
• William Wallace biography and history - Braveheart hero of Scotland
• Johann Gutenberg biography and history - famous inventor of the times
• Roger Bacon biography and history - Scientist, inventor and philosopher of
the times
• William Tell - hero of Switzerland

24. • John of Gaunt biography and history - famous Plantagenet Prince
• Peter Abelard biography and history - Medival Scholar and lover of Heloise
• Jack Cade biography and history - Leader of English rebellion of the
peasants
• Lambert Simnel biography and history - A pretender to the throne of
England during the times
• Perkin Warbeck biography and history - A pretender to the throne of
England during the times

25. Medieval Clothing
• Medieval clothing and fashion like everything else was dictated by the
Pyramid of Power which was the Feudal System. Medieval clothes
provided information about the status of the person wearing them and
was dictated by strict Sumptuary Laws. This section provides
information about the type of clothes and fashions worn during the
times

26. • . Interesting facts and information about Medieval Clothing are detailed
in this section: Sumptuary Laws, History of Fashion in the Times,
Fashion, Ladies Dresses, Knights Clothing, Lords Clothing, Peasant
Clothing, Kings Clothing, Women's Clothing, Monks Clothing in the
Times, Nuns Clothes in Medieval Times, simple peasant dresses and
finally the different Hairstyles worn by men and women of the times.

27. Medieval Women
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The lives of Medieval women were dependent on their role and status and the
men in their families in the times. All Medieval women were expected to be
subservient to the men in their family, including their brothers. What were the
daily lives of women like and were women's rights during the Medieval times
of the Middle Ages? The Medieval Women section includes facts and
information about Queens and Princesses.

28. • There is a biography containing key dates and events about the lives
of famous Noble women such as Matilda of Flanders, Good Queen
Maude, Queen Matilda, Queen Matilda of Boulogne, Eleanor of
Aquitaine, Queen Berengaria of Navarre, Isabelle of Angouleme,
Eleanor of Provence, Eleanor of Castile, Isabella of France, Philippa
of Hainault, Mary de Bohun, Catherine of Valois, Margaret of Anjou,
Elizabeth Woodville and Anne Neville

29. • . The names of many famous Medieval women scatter the Medieval History
books and other historical documents - they were mostly queens and
princesses. But what about the women who were not of noble birth, who were
not queens or princesses? Learn about the mistresses of famous Medieval
men. Medival women of the times such as Anna Comnena, Heloise,
Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Christine de Pizan, Jane Shore,
Alice Perrers, Katherine Swynford and Margery Kempe.

30. Medieval Food
• The people of the Middle Ages loved their Medieval food and drink.
What Medieval food was consumed by the rich nobles or the poor
Medieval peasants? A typical Medieval Menu and some recipes are
detailed. This section includes the Food which was served to a King,
Spices used in the Times, Daily Meals, Medieval Food Preservation,
Medieval Food and Diet, Foods of the Middle Ages, Cooking Food in
Medieval Times, Drink, Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Meat, Fish, Game
and Food Recipes used during the times.

31. Medieval Kings - Biography and Timeline
• What were the duties of Kings in Medieval Times? Short, concise
biographies and timelines of the Kings in Medival Times. From 1066 -
1154 - The Normans ruled the English after their victory at the Battle
of Hastings. There are biographies and timelines of the Norman
Kings, and even a Queen, of the Middle Ages including

32. • William the Conqueror
• King Henry I
• Queen Matilda
• King Richard I
• King John
• King Edward I

33. • King Edward III
• King Richard II
• King Henry IV
• King Henry V
• King Richard III

34. bibliography
• http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/