Work and diet in Norman England
I can describe work and diets in Norman England and judge the degree to which these changed.
Work and diet in Norman England
I can describe work and diets in Norman England and judge the degree to which these changed.
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Key learning points
- Almost everyone in Norman England farmed for a living.
- Different categories of peasants did different amounts of work for the lord of the manor.
- There was a big difference between the diets of the rich and the diets of the poor.
- There was little change to the work that people did after the Norman conquest.
- The diets of the rich became more varied after the Norman conquest.
Keywords
Livestock - farm animals such as sheep, goats, oxen and pigs that are reared for food or used for farming work
Common misconception
Poor people in medieval England survived by eating potatoes.
Potatoes were unknown in Europe until the 16th century.
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