Occupations
Medieval Shipwrights and Shipmaking
Being a sailor in the middle ages meant living a lonely and difficult life, as they would often set sail for months or even a year at a time.
Being a sailor in the middle ages meant living a lonely and difficult life, as they would often set sail for months or even a year at a time.
Explore the different coins of medieval England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The flail is a weapon that consists of a striking head attached to a handle by a rope or chain.
Learn more about medieval houses. All the common parts of a house of the Middle ages, townhouse vs farmhouse and more.
Learn more about medieval horses. What did they eat? Where did they live? And how were horses classified and measured in the middle ages?
Medieval Stable Master and Grooms were responsible for horses and stables.
Explore the different options for those who want to study medieval history in the United Kingdom.
Medieval Warwolves were siege engines used by the English during the Scottish Wars of Independence.
The mangonel is a medieval siege weapon similar to a catapult, used for throwing projectiles at a castle’s wall.
Framlingham Castle has no central keep but a curtain wall with 13 towers.
Learn more about how medieval architects used natural defences such as cliffs, rivers, ditches, and ravines to fortify castles.
Explore the most well-preserved, impressive medieval towns and cities of England.
Kirby Castle is a ruined fortified manor house in Leicestershire built by Lord Hastings in 1480.
Learn more about medieval cuisine. Food, recipes, ingredients, and the life of a cook.
Medieval Cooks usually prepared their food over an open fire. They sometimes shared communal ovens for everyone on the premises of a town.
Domestic servants in the Middle Ages were in charge of procuring, storing, and preparing food.
Medieval Fletchers or arrow makers ofter worked closely with bow makers to fashion arrows.
A castle’s Turret is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall.
A castle’s Chapel was built inside the walls and sometimes served as a burial site.
A castle’s Arrowslit or Arrow Loops were narrow vertical apertures in a fortification.