What Did Medieval Peasants Actually Do All Day?

It's England, around 1300, and the reeve is banging on your door. You owe the lord two days a week, your oxen sleep under your roof, and a day's work is measured in ground, not hours. So what did a medieval peasant actually do all day? And how many of those days were really yours? Chapters 0:00 Whose day is it today? 1:11 Your strip and the riddle: which one is free? 3:06 The rest of the day and the long night 6:26 God's day: one day in four 8:29 The lord's year 10:07 How many days are yours? 11:17 The strip was never yours 15:44 The full picture Sources include the Hundred Rolls of 1279, manorial court records, and the work of historians Barbara Hanawalt, Christopher Dyer and Juliet Schor. #history #medieval #middleages