Transcript Y7HiU1G Wharram Manor wk7 - InterHigh-History

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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Decoration from the Bible
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.
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
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chivalrous.
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
• Greetings to my Venerable Mother
• You are a page training to be a knight and you
are away from home. Please write to your
mother about what you have been doing.
• I have provided some information on the wiki at
http://interhigh-history.wikispaces.com/Year+71.+The+Normans underneath lesson 7 together
with a few links, but do draw on anything else we
did in class or you found out for yourself.
• And do remember you are an active 11 year old
boy. Writing long letters would not seem to be
too much fun!
• So make it short and interesting, what you have
see and done in the last few weeks.
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