History » Sports in the Middle Ages The sports of medieval Europe were less-well-organized than those of classical antiquity. Fairs and seasonal festivals were occasions for men to lift stones or sacks of grain and for women to run smock races (for a smock‚ not in one). The favourite sport of the peasantry was folk football‚ a wild no-holds-barred unbounded game that pitted married men against bachelors or one village against another. The violence of the game‚ which survived in Britain and in France
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2015 Medieval Fashion: Richard II Imagine living in a society where your social and economic rank determined the type of clothing you could wear. Quite frankly‚ I would not have survived in a society that dictated what I can or cannot wear. I would feel suppressed‚ as if someone was taking away my freedom. I strongly believe that what we wear defines us more than we think. In other words‚ fashion is an expression of who we are as an individual. However‚ this was not the case during the medieval period
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Medieval Castles Castles were a vital part of medieval life. The architecture of these large dwellings was designed for military purposes. Life inside of a castle was extremely busy and smelly‚ as well as crowded. Famous medieval castles include Dover castle‚ the Tower of London‚ and Windsor castle. The architecture of a medieval castle was based on the need for military protection‚ rather than comfort and style. A “motte and bailey” style was commonly used as a layout for the grounds. This consisted
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Medieval Clothing During the Middle Ages‚ or the medieval times‚ women and men dressed far more differently than we do now. The women wore dresses and the men wore furs and metal chains. There were also classes to differentiate between. These classes included: The Church‚ the Kings‚ the barons‚ and the peasants.(Williams)1 The clothing was also affected‚ just as it in the times now‚ by the seasons. In the cold season those who were able to afford‚ or had access too‚ sheepskin cloaks‚ wool hats‚
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The Seven Samurai of Akira Kurosawa By Chi Wei SEVEN SAMURAI AND THRONE OF BLOOD Kurosawa Akira Akira Kurosawa (Mar 23‚ 1910--Sep. 6‚ 1998) was a Japanese film director‚ screenwriter‚ producer‚ and editor. He directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. He was the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In 1990‚ he accepted the Academy Award for Lifetime. Kuorosawa contributed Japanese history‚ culture‚ and society through this movie to audiences. (Film) Tuesday
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experienced and renowned Yoji Yamada‚ Twilight Samurai is a film set in the 19th century‚ towards the end of the Tokugawa or Edo era. It was a time when the samurai system was beginning to wane as Japan started to advocate itself towards modernization. The Meiji reforms had started to begin‚ and the samurai class was gradually being disregarded as of a higher social status. The lifestyle and demand for the samurai was thus in a process of change‚ as the samurai began to take on other trades such as merchants
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Heroism in medieval times was different than it is today. Much of it was based on power over beauty‚ or wealth over intelligence. When faced with the decision of looking brave but being dumb‚ or looking cowardly while being intelligent the majority of the heroic people would have chosen the first option. In the example of Theseus (Canterbury Tales:The Knight’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer) although he was honored for his wise decisions he had the power and strength to stand fast against anyone who opposed
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someone mentions The Middle Ages or Medieval times‚ most people automatically think of knights‚ the black plague‚ or classical music. How did people of The Middle Ages really live? Everyone was divided into ranks using the feudal system. Lords had it the best when it came to living situations and special treatments while peasants and serfs had life harsh. Most lords owned a Manor‚ which was a district where the lord could exercise certain privileges and rights in medieval Europe. Only the Lords could own
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Medieval torture was used by people of the Medieval ages like William the Conqueror and his Norman allies when he was crowned king of England in 1066. They used torture to extract gold from Anglo Saxons in the new kings kingdom. Higher class people would practice torture to get gold and silver from peasants. Punishments would vary depending on the social status of the person and the crime they committed. Criminals who were already sentenced to death were sometimes tortured to give up the names of
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People have these romantic notions that the medieval time period was full of knights in shining armor and fairytale princesses‚ when in all reality‚ the medieval time period was a bloodthirsty and violent time period. Government and religious officials used sadistic torture to punish suspects and obtain confessions. Torture is the deliberate and cruel infliction of mental and physical suffering to obtain information or for any other reason. ”The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear” (
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