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Feudal Society

Feudal Society. Ch 24. Pages 508 – 509 What direction is the church from The manor house?. Feudalism was first created by the Franks In 1066 William the Conqueror decided to conquer England and defeated the British in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings.

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Feudal Society

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  1. Feudal Society Ch 24

  2. Pages 508 – 509 What direction is the church from The manor house?

  3. Feudalism was first created by the Franks • In 1066 William the Conqueror decided to conquer England and defeated the British in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings. • To reward his knights, William gave them large estates of land = • William the Conqueror brought feudalism to England

  4. The Battle of Hastings

  5. Women in the Middle Ages • Regardless of their social class, women in the Middle Ages had to obey the wishes of their fathers or husbands, they ran the households, and noble women supervised servants = they had fewer rights than men. • One woman, however, had GREAT political power! • Eleanor of Aquitaine married 2 kings- France and England and was the mother of 2 kings!

  6. Growth of Cities • After A.D. 1000 Europe’s population began to increase partly because more food was available • Towns also began to grow because of trade. • Trade routes began to develop • People began to move into the cities from farms to earn more money.

  7. Three Important Groups Clergy Nobles Peasants

  8. Who has the power? • Power was based on land ownership

  9. How the nobles got their power…

  10. Life in the Middle Ages

  11. The Home of a Noble

  12. Life as a Noble Noblemen Ladies Under authority of her husband Arranged marriages Married between age 12-21 Helped husbands run estate Raised children Took care of household Cared for sick • Ran estate • Hunted and fished • Held court (parties) • Played chess • Listened to minstrels

  13. Knighthood • Nobles could be knights – warriors on horseback • Expected to follow a Code of Chivalry • Obey his Lord • Respect women • Help people in trouble • Be honest • Fight fairly

  14. Knight’s Training

  15. Tournaments • Contests of strength, skill, and endurance • Festive occasions that drew large audiences • Favorite event was the joust • Expensive and potentially deadly, but very popular

  16. Life on the Manor • Land divided into manors, or farming communities • Lord appointed officials to carry out his orders • Seneschal: visited fiefs and looked after them • Bailiff: made sure peasants worked hard • Lord lived in manor house or castle • Peasants lived in wood and dirt cottages with thatched roofs • See diagram on page 368

  17. Freemen and Serfs Freemen Serfs Belonged to the lord Worked for the lord No freedom • Peasants who paid the lord for the right to work the land • Still served the lord

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