Even the lords of a manor were bound by the duties required by the feudal system – and manors could be taken from noble families who were deemed to have angered the king. For the peasants who worked on the land, life was still difficult and the feudal system gave them no freedom. Rome Abandoned in Middle Ages (Source: Artist Piranesi, Antiquities of Rome. There were no obvious toilets at Medieval Penshurst Place – as would have been true in Medieval England as a whole, except in the monasteries. Washing facilities would have very poor (by our standards) and there would have been a very limited amount of time to wash as workers worked from sunrise to sunset. All those who slept here would have slept on straw. At Penshurst, the Great Hall contained one large fire but the hall itself would have been very draughty. Few original Medieval manor houses still exist as many manor houses were built onto over the next centuries. For the estate workers, a winter’s night would have been almost certainly very cold and uncomfortable. Medieval manor houses were owned by Medieval England’s wealthy those who were at or near the top of the feudal system. Though the comforts of a modern house did not exist, they would have had privacy from the estate workers.

What was life like in a Medieval manor house? For the lord and his family, tolerably comfortable.

For much grander occasions, when an impression had to be made, the complete door would be open – straight into the Great Hall. Watch this video to learn how to build a grand city in free mode with general ease.This is entire series of videos of my city building up to become huge. The door used in day-to-day circumstances is where the opening can be seen. Here at Penshurst, there is a door within a door.

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