Now, a project by the University of Reading, the Medieval Soldier Database ... Along the lines, many faces of beardless boys, some as young as 12. And hanging over them all, the terrible sense ...

Forget royal feasts – the daily diet of a medieval peasant was humble, repetitive, and shaped by hard labor and seasonal harvests. In this video, we explore what the average person actually ate ...

His middle-grade novel about a peasant boy in 14th-century England ... while seamlessly weaving in details of daily medieval life.” In the book, a 13-year-old known only as “Asta’s son ...

They set fire to palaces and property.Nobles, lawyers and foreigners were hunted down and killed.This became known as "The Peasants' Revolt" the greatest uprising in the history of Medieval ...

But it seems that there is one area where the life of a medieval peasant can be envied - their holiday allowance. The 16-day-a-year vacation of the average American worker is notoriously bad ...

Medieval peasants mainly ate stews of meat and vegetables, along with dairy products such as cheese, according to a study of old cooking pots. Researchers analysed food residues from the remains ...

Life for the medieval peasant was certainly no picnic. His life was shadowed by fear of famine, disease and bursts of warfare. His diet and personal hygiene left much to be desired. But despite ...