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Medieval Society

Medieval Society. 9 Medieval Society: Castle, Church and City. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN At the end of this chapter you should understand ... What were the Middle Ages? How people lived and worked in the Middle Ages. Life in castles. How manors and cities were organised .

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Medieval Society

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  1. Medieval Society 9 Medieval Society: Castle, Church and City • WHAT YOU WILL LEARN • At the end of this chapter you should understand ... • What were the Middle Ages? • How people lived and worked in the Middle Ages. • Life in castles. • How manors and cities were organised. • How monasteries and parishes were organised.

  2. How do we know about the Middle Ages? • How do we know about the Middle Ages? • Archaeological Evidence • Ruins of castles. • Medieval excavations (rescue or salvage archaeology) in Irish cities and towns. • Documentary evidence • Bayeaux Tapestry, which tells the story of the invasion of England by William the Conqueror. • Domesday Book, which surveys land ownership in England after the arrival of the Normans. • Manuscripts. The Bayeaux Tapestry

  3. Which part of Ireland did the Normans take over first? The Coming of the Normans Anglo-Norman advance DUBLIN Dublin taken September 1170 WEXFORD WATERFORD Waterford taken August 1170 Wexford taken May 1169 Invasion site: Bannow Bay

  4. What was the impact of the Normans on Ireland? Feudalism English rule New laws English language New towns and cities The Impact of the Normans New monasteries Castles Manor system of farming

  5. KING King gave land to the barons The Feudal System How was the feudal system organised? Gave soldiers to the king Who gave land to the Knights BARONS AND BISHOPS Gave soldiers to the Barons Who gave land to the Peasants KNIGHTS PEASANTS (VILLAGERS)

  6. Medieval Castles – Motte and Bailey Castles Keep Bailey Motte Moat What are the features of motte and bailey castles?

  7. Medieval Castles – Stone Castles What are the features of stone castles?

  8. Trim Castle What are the features of Trim Castle?

  9. Attacking the Castle How did armies attack castles?

  10. Lord and Lady of the Castle • Lady • Noblewoman • Arranged marriage • Dowry • Running of household • Directed servants • Pages • Responsible for daughters • Feasting in great hall • Rooms in castle • Role of husband/lord of the castle • Lord • Baron • Fief • Vassal of king • Feudal system – feudalism • Manor lands • Hold court; hunting, hawking • Tournaments, jousting • Motte and bailey • Stone castle; drawbridge, portcullis, keep, great hall, feasting • Defending the castle • Role of wife/lady of the castle

  11. Knights How were knights trained?

  12. The Medieval Manor Wood North field Church The common The mill Central green Peasants’ houses Manor house Moat How was the medieval manor organised?

  13. Tower Houses What were the main features of tower houses?

  14. Medieval Cities and Towns What factors influenced the development of Ireland’s medieval towns? Medieval town Norman castle Medieval Limerick Galway Dublin Kilkenny Limerick Wexford Waterford Cork Medieval towns in Ireland

  15. Medieval Cities and Towns What can you learn about medieval towns from this drawing of Medieval Kilkenny?

  16. Medieval Streets What do these pictures tell you about medieval townlife?

  17. Monastery and Parish – Church Architecture Romanesque architecture Gothic architecture What are the differences between Romanesque and Gothic architecture?

  18. Medieval Monasteries What are the features of a medieval monastery?

  19. The Monk’s Life What work did the monks do?

  20. The Decline of the Middle Ages The Black Death ‘There was hardly a house in which only one had died. As a rule, man and wife and all their children and all the family went in the common way of death.’ Why did more people die in towns than in the countryside from the Black Death?

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