What Was Life Like In Medieval England Under The Feudal System? | Medieval Life | Absolute History

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From the Norman invasion in 1066 to the end of the Wars of the Roses in 1485, Medieval England transformed from an agricultural feudal society to one on the brink of creating an empire.
The feudal system under William the Conqueror emphasized that all land was the crown's property, and peasants worked on their lord's land for rent. The Manor Court addressed agricultural disputes and enforced the lord's rights, with a bailiff overseeing it. Medieval England had village settlements in forests, with Forest Law infamous for harsh punishments for deer hunting. Life was challenging for peasants with seasonal food scarcity, and education and social status were evolving during this period.

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I studied Mediaeval history for much of my life. I have read literally hundreds of village court rolls and other documents over the years. Serfdom never, in reality, was as brutal as described. In order to pay for the land they lived on and farmed, serfs were required to put in a certain amount of labor to whoever actually owned the land. This service was usually two mornings a week. While working for the landowner, be it lord or monastery. They were fed and given ale while they worked. When reading the court rolls from various villages, these victimized individuals show up all over the place, usually buying or selling pieces of land. Odd behaviour for people tied to their land. My expertise is mainly centered on England and Ireland from around the sixth through the fifteenth century, so I don’t claim to have much intricate knowledge of the condition of ordinary people on the continent.

nbenefiel
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Nevermind the background music mismatch. I'm here for the content. Great content by the way, simple and direct.

Matarify
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"Dennis, there's some lovely filth down here."

countiblis
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I just love these videos! The acting makes the picture so so real in my head of what these people were doing back then! Absolutely fascinating! Thanks!

Heavyisthecrown
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Great I can watch this while having my meals 😊😊

MoonV
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Baroque music in Middle Ages? Something’s not right…

jackeddemon
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Just keep voting the same way and we will all soon find out what medieval life in Britain was like first hand

andrewdillon
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What’s this?
A prediction of how our lives are going to be within a very few short years!
We will own nothing & they reckon, we will be happy:)

devonsteve
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There is a small village near Nottingham, Laxton, where they still farm on a medieval basis -- the last place where this is done...

williamward
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail: documentary?

williamkelley
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I was actually waiting for someone to notice the music wasn't of the time period. Great as it is though!

angelarigido
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"The Domesday Book was not a survey!" *goes on to describe a thorough survey*

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FEEDMEKITTENS
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Love the content. The music is too loud and actually not necessary.

ConnieM
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I can’t listen to this. Pointless music as loud, if not louder, than the narrative. Why?

debbief
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Pillars of the Earth...great book on medival England. Loved it

judithnorwood
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It's interesting to see these old documentaries, and the academic biases of their times. This one looks to be from the late 90s or so, and shows quite a few over-corrections of the popular misconceptions that were common during the time before it. The filthy peasants were particularly amusing, and had more in common with Monty Python than the early medieval era. No one with sound faculties has ever willingly lived in such wretched, dirt-caked conditions, covered in mud and muck, when a broom and a wet cloth could so easily solve the problem.

williampalmer
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Can we just mention how much the narrator at 4:30 looks straight out of this era 😂😂

margaretqueenofscots
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Excellent video although a lot of the music was way out of range for the period depicted.

peggybrem
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I really wanted to enjoy this, but the background music was way too loud.

roseprevost
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And people want to go back to this pre-industrial age where people worked from cradle to grave and lived at the mercy of their feudal lords 🙄

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