Transcript Y7HiU1G Wharram Manor wk7 - InterHigh

A Walk Around Wharram Percy
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The Manor House
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Would you like to go up and have a look at the Manor House, my cousin
Katie is a kitchen maid. If we go to the Kitchen door she will show us
around as the Lord and Lady are out hunting today.
It's the only stone house in the village.
This is Katie.
Lets go inside
and have a
look around.
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We are preparing for a banquet tonight. there will be 50
guests from all over the county. If you look into the Great
Hall you can imagine what it will be like. We have to cook 3
oxen, 4 pigs, 2 sheep, 10 geese, 5 swans and 5 peacocks. Its
all very spicy, things like ginger and hot pepper from the
East. They are very expensive. There will be 10 casks of ale
and 100 bottles of wine from France. All the plates and bowls
are made of pewter. There are knives and spoons but will
most eat with their fingers.
Here’s a boar’s
head roasting on a
spit.
Why do they add
spices to everything?
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What
do you
notice?
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This is the main bedroom, I was on my way up here to
sweep it out when you arrived. But Lady Matilda is in the
room, she hasn’t gone hunting after all, so I will have to
come back later. It gives me time to show you a little
more. Its very bare apart from the bed but I think you
will agree its a lot more comfortable than Kitty's house.
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Clothing for the Rich
The Lord and Lady and their family wear very
different clothes to us. They have fine wool made
by skilled weavers in Malmesbury in Wiltshire. They
also have clothes of silk, velvet and fine linen, some
of this is woven by Belgian craftsmen who are said
to be the best in the world. Both men and the
women wear very bright colours.
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Clothing for the Rich
The ladies usually wear long dresses and for
banquets they have very tall hats. The men wear
short tunics with very fancy sleeves and tights. I'm
very envious of their fine leather shoes and that
they have more than one set of clothes. Lady Percy
and her daughters have gold thread in their gowns
when they are at special events like the
tournament.
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The Church
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The Church is a very important part of our lives.
Nearly everyone goes to Mass on Sunday.
The service is in Latin, I don't understand a word of
it.
We all believe in Heaven and Hell and it is important
to come to confession each week and ask God for
forgiveness.
I confessed that I had too much ale last week and
refused to help Henry with the weeding in the fields
next day.
I have to say extra prayers.
What kind of church must this be?
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The priest will read or tell
stories from the Bible. He will
explain the stories that go with
the paintings in the church,
none of us villeins can read or
write of course.
Decoration from the Bible
William the priest is a caring man who will help the
sick or needy if he can. Not like some priests you
hear of who drink too much, live with women,
which they are not allowed to do, and ignore their
services. But it's hard having to give the priest one
tenth of all our crops each year. This is called a
TITHE.
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Primary Evidence
A psalter is a book of prayers and
psalms. The Luttrell Psalter was owned
by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell who ordered it to
be written for him in about 1340. It is
thought that he employed monks at his
estate to write and illustrate it for him. A
psalter is a book of prayers and psalms.
One monk would write the text, another do the illuminated
letters, and yet another the illustrations at the bottom and
sides of the pages. In its day it would have been something
that Sir Geoffrey would have been very proud of, and would
have displayed it for all to see.
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Primary Evidence
Its importance to us today, lies in the fact that the
illustrator produced very detailed and precise
pictures of life at the time.
The drawings show the harnesses for horses, the
types of clothes worn, the ploughs used, as well as
many fantastic and fanciful creatures.
From these it is possible to draw a clear picture of
life on the Luttrell estates, and many others, at the
time.
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The Barons
Tenants in
Chief
The feudal system
Today in 1196 the Barons still control
about half the land in England. The most
powerful Baron of all is John who is King
Richard's brother. As King Richard is away
so often at the wars John seems to rule
England.
In return for their land from the King
each baron has to provide trained knights
for the army for 40 days in each year.
This is how Kings since William have
raised an army.
The Barons gave land (the Manors) to the
Knights who fought with them at Hastings
as a reward. Our Lord of the Manor's
ancestor fought with King William at the
Battle of Hastings.
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Knights – Lords of the Manor
In return for his land the Knight has
to serve in the army for 40 days a
year. This is a picture of Sir Gilbert
from the church. Its was painted in
1190 when he left to fight in the
Crusades with King Richard.
Sir Gilbert is a powerful and
important Knight. He has 20 Manors
altogether.
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Knights – Lords of the Manor
He spends most of his time training
young Knights to serve the King.
They have tournaments at the Manor
which we are allowed to watch.
His Steward and Bailiffs run the
farming on the estates. The hard
work, that's where we peasants come
in.
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One of the best things about
living near the castle is that
we can go to the
Tournaments where the
knights display their skills.
Look across to the hill you
can see Squires practising
swordsmanship near the
castle.
We see a lot of this as the
Baron's castle is close to the
Manor.
Their armour, called chain
mail, is made of interlocking
iron rings making it easier to
move.
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Knights are skilled horse
soldiers who have been
given their Manors by the
Baron in return for serving in
the army. Knights are trained
in chivalry from about the
age of 7 when they become
a page.
At 14 he will become a Squire and continue with his
education as a gentleman. They learn about religion,
and how to fight with lance and sword. A successful
squire will be knighted (dubbed) by the Baron or
even the King in a ceremony where he swears to fight
for God, his King and to be chivalrous.
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A Tournament at Percy Castle
Jousting is a very popular
entertainment up at the
castle. Knights charge at
each other along opposite
sides of a barrier and try
to knock each other off
their horse. A knight often
jousted to show his love
for a lady and wore her
"gage", often a scarf. Its
very dangerous. Several
knights have been killed
jousting at Percy castle.
Jousting like most medieval
pastimes have a serious side
too. They are ways of
practising the skills they will
need in battle.
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Hunting
Training a hawk
Hunting, particularly stag and
wild boar are very popular
pastimes. They are followed
by a feast at the castle.
Hawking is very popular. The
hawks are hooded to keep
them quiet. They are trained
to perch on the hunters wrist,
even on horseback, until they
are released to attack a bird,
perhaps a duck. They return
to the wrist after the kill.
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Homework
• To my venerable mother
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