Peasants

Use the links below to help you learn more about the life of a Peasant during the Middle Ages.
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Name of Site
Site Address
Description of Site
The Medieval House  http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/
fief/medhouse.html
Provides information about the materials and structure of a peasant's home
Minstrels and Jesters  http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/
fief/medentertain.html 
Provides a description of the role of the minstrel and jesters of the middle ages
Monks and Nuns  http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools
/Brisas/sunda/ma/1lisa.htm
Overview of the role of monks and nuns
Women's Clothing 
of the Middle Ages 
 http://www.millersv.edu/
~english/homepage/
duncan/medfem/cloth.html
Provides a description of the clothing peasant women wore.
Clothing   http://www.learner.org/exhibits/
middleages/morcloth.html
Provides a description of a peasant's clothing.
Clothing of the 
Middle Ages 
http://www.geocities.com/
EnchantedForest
/Tower/3098/clothing.html
Provides a description of a lady's apparel, including hats and footwear
Provides a description of a peasant women's clothing
The Peasant Life http://library.thinkquest.org/
10949/fief/medpeasant.html#intro
Provides an overview of the peasant life including possessions, religion and festivals
Role of Peasant http://www.geocities.com/
EnchantedForest/
Tower/3098/annietopic.html
Describes the role of the peasant
Entertainment http://www.geocities.com/
EnchantedForest/Tower/
3098/hutopic.html
Shows what the upper and lower classes did for recreation.
Medieval History http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/
middleages/LifeTimes/People.html
Good information about the people of the Middle Ages
People of the Middle Ages http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/
middleages/index.html
Contains historical information about the middle ages.
Introduction to the Middle Ages http://www.utah.edu/umfa/
intro.html
Contains information about feudalism and the Middle Ages