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Explore British medieval life, including clothing and recipes, learn about medieva weapons and navigate through medieval occupations and jobs.
Medieval minstrels sang, played musical instruments, and told engaging stories. Here’s what life was like for a minstrel in the Middle Ages.
Millers were some of the most important tradesmen in the Middle Ages. Learn more about this medieval profession and how millers lived.
Middle Ages butchers prepared meat, fish, and fowl for the people in a castle or a city. They sometimes had stalls in a marketplace.
Medieval candlemakers made candles from materials such as fat, tallow and beeswax.
Medieval candlemakers made candles from materials such as fat, tallow and beeswax.
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.
Medieval Stable Master and Grooms were responsible for horses and stables.
Medieval Cooks usually prepared their food over an open fire. They sometimes shared communal ovens for everyone on the premises of a town.
A gambeson, also known as an arming coat or padded jack, was a quilted, padded garment worn as protective armour.
The doublet was a close-fitting, padded jacket worn as an outer garment in medieval times.
The Buckle or clasp was used in medieval times to fasten two loose ends of a belt or piece of clothing.
The Hennin was a medieval headdress shaped like a steeple or truncated cone.
During the late Middle Ages, tabards (a type of short coat) were used by men all around Europe.
The Hood could be part of a cloak or cape, or worn as a separate form of headgear.
In the 11th century, women wore kirtles or dresses that were similar to men’s tunics.
Medieval trousers or hose were traditionally worn under a short tunic or with a small cloak and were ankle-length.
The tunic is a garment usually simple in style and reaching from the shoulders to the hips or knees.
The Cloak was worn over indoor clothing and protected the wearer from the cold, rain or wind.
