Rosalie's Medieval Woman

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ADULT THEMES!

Medieval Women at Home
UPPER CLASS & NOBLES - MERCHANT & TOWNSWOMEN - RURAL & PEASANT WOMEN
COOKING - CLEANING - SHOPPING - GARDENING - LIVESTOCK & POULTRY

What a medieval woman did at home vastly depended on where she was born and who her parents were.

A wealthy noble woman lead a very different life to a peasant woman living on a farm in a small village or a merchant woman living in a town. Areas of employment and recreation are covered on their own separate pages.

This page is divided into three sections, each taking at look at the kinds of domestic duties which a medieval woman might expect.

UPPER CLASS & NOBLE WOMEN AT HOME
What the noble woman did at home about cooking, cleaning and other domestic chores.

MERCHANT & TOWNSWOMEN AT HOME
What the merchant or townswoman woman did at home about cooking, cleaning and other domestic chores.

RURAL & PEASANT WOMEN AT HOME
What the rural or peasant woman did at home about cooking, cleaning and other domestic chores.

Other information about aspects of a medieval woman's life can be found at A MEDIEVAL WOMAN'S LIFE. These pages include:

BIRTHS - A look at the practices surrounding childbirth

WEDDINGS - Medieval wedding celebrations

DIVORCES - The rights of the divorcing woman

DEATHS - Funerals and death practices

MANNERS - Manners at table and in society

COOKING - Cooking, cook books and kitchen tools

HOUSEWORK - Keeping the house clean

SHOPPING - Shopping opportunities for medieval women

GARDENING - Medieval women and their gardens

LIVESTOCK & POULTRY CARE - caring for chickens, sheep and cows

EDUCATION - Opportunities for women

EMPLOYMENT - Where women worked

RECREATION - Hobbies, pets and passtimes, including:

- HOLIDAYS & FEAST DAYS - When and how to celebrate holidays and feast days
- BOARD GAMES - Chess, merrils, tric-trac and other board games
- MUSIC - Making music
- EMBROIDERY - Fine embroidery and needlework
- PET KEEPING - What kind of pet did the medieval woman have?
- READING - Books for instruction and pleasure
- DANCING - Who dances and when?
- HORSE RIDING - Riding for pleasure
- HAWKING - Hawking and falconing for the medieval woman
- HUNTING - Hunting with bows and arrows

SEX & SEXUAL HEALTH - Sex, contraception and sexual health ADULT THEMES

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