How Did Medieval Families Survive Winter in the UK? (1200–1400 AD)

How did medieval families survive winter—and what did they actually eat? Explore food, farming and everyday life in rural England around 1300 AD, within the 1200–1400 AD period. Follow the harvest from the fields to the household food store, and discover the work behind a medieval meal. From threshing and milling grain to making cheese, preserving meat and cooking bread and pottage, this documentary examines how families prepared for the colder months. Discover why protecting stored supplies—and saving grain for the next planting season—mattered long before the next harvest. Produced by Pastward Films. Subscribe to Pastward Films for more documentaries exploring everyday life in the past. ABOUT THE VISUALS This documentary uses AI-generated images and video as illustrative historical reconstructions. The narration draws on archaeological research and historical records. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING Island Farm, Devon — medieval farmhouse excavation and stored crops: https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue47/4/ Medieval Morden: The Manorial Economy — Peter Hopkins / Merton Historical Society: https://mertonhistoricalsociety.org.u... Medieval peasant diets — University of Bristol research at West Cotton: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/m... #MedievalHistory #MedievalFood #UKHistory