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Contents page Cover page - Title and image Contents page 1.Wilchester manor 2.Feudalism 3.Top class(king,barons/nobles and knights) - food, clothes, living conditions, hygiene 4. Low class (peasants/serfs) - food, clothes, living conditions, hygiene 5. Annotated map 6. Crime and punishments 7. Advertisements 8. Bibliography Introduction The year is 1089 in England and you will be staying at Wilchester manor. Make sure to not bring any food, equipment or clothes that were not invented in this time as it disturbs the history of this time. You will be provided with clothes and equipment to better suit you in this time. You will also be provided information to know about medieval times and information about the manor you will be staying at. If you wish get hurt you will need to follow the rules and customs of the history and time. A manor house is where the lord who owned or controlled the land lived. Wilchester manor was made somewhere in the 9th century for King Henry the Ist. Manors in England was owned by either the king or landlords. This is where the landlord and his family lived. A manor was made out of stone and brick. In a manor there are halls, kitchens, rooms and etc. This is Wilchester manor. Made somewhere in the 9th century. Feudalism A system known as feudalism was introduced …show more content…

Feudalism was not just a system where the top people and can tell what the bottom people to do. Below, you can see a representation of what happens in a feudal system. The king gives lends land to the barons in exchange for knights to protect the king. The barons lend land to the knights in exchange for protection of the barons. The Knights lend land to the peasants in exchange for labour and food. In feudalism, a person could almost never change position from their position. If a person was born as a peasant then they can not change ever. Even if they were really

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