Medieval Castle Research Paper

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Castles were a major step in the development of the medieval days from earlier times to later times. They had many different ways that they played their part. They also had many different ways that they were built, depending on the time frame they were made in. With castles came many laws that had to be followed. Laws back then were very different from laws that were made today. Castles didn't just start from the middle of thin air Straw houses were one of the most popular houses that were made in the medieval time period. Straw houses were made by pooting square straw balls on top of each other making them into a wall At whatever height you wanted. The roof was supported by a light weight wooden frame that kept the house in tacked. The …show more content…

The lady was the favored one in the castle because she was always pretty. It was said that a great lady would always have lots of maids helping her at the castle doing whatever needed to be done, so she didn't have to do anything.(source 7) The lord and the lady were one of the few people to have rooms in the castle. Their rooms were called solar chambers, which came from the word solitude, and also because their room was at the top of the castle most of the time. The room was a favorite to them because it was the only privacy the two of them had in the whole castle. Lords were sometimes summoned to supervise or even participate in military activities which meant that he was to leave the castle which poot the lady in charge.(source 2) The lord was the only person that got a chair in a castle, everybody else had to stand when they were in the chair room, even the lady.(source …show more content…

All large households employed a number of messengers. Being a messenger was a important but hazardous occupation. Many were killed during their time of work, because they were either delivering military news or something that someone didn't want anyone to hear. The next workers were the servants of the chamber, witch provided personal service to the royal family, such as dressing them and the care of clothes. The lord would have many mades that would help her get dressed every day, even just to walk around the castle. Another kind of servant was the outdoors servants, which would maintenence the castle and clean the horse stables and get the horses ready for if the lord and the lady were going to go anywhere. Another important worker was the cook. The cook was the man that made all the food that everyone in the household ate, so if it wasn't good he would be fired. The cook also got paid more than most of the other workers that worker at the castle. A large number of the people that worked at the castle were people that had to help with catering and preparing food for the lord and his guests. The lord would always have a lot of people invited over to eat so he needed a lot of people to clean everything up and set the tables up, and prepare the food for him and his guests to eat. With a lot pf people that came over and ate all the time they had to have a lot of food that could be cooked, so a lot of it was donated by the community

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