Late Medieval Britain, c.1250-c.1500

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Who were the most powerful people in Medieval society
Kings, knights and barons.
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Briefly describe what a peasants house would have been like.
They would have had meat hung from the rafters (for preservation, but it also helped hygiene) and it would have been made from timber or dirt.
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What did people think caused the Black Death?
Sin, miasma and the movements of planets.
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What things did people do to prevent the Black Death?
People tried cooked onions and ten year-old treacle.
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What things did local governments do to prevent the Black Death?
Gloucester shut itself off from everyone else and King Edward III closed Parliament.
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Why was public health better in monasteries than in towns?
As they had many donations and were wealthy enough to install piping systems and toilets. Also, the monks were quite educated, which meant they may have had a slight understanding of basic health, whereas the less educated also lied in towns.
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Briefly describe what a peasants house would have been like.

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They would have had meat hung from the rafters (for preservation, but it also helped hygiene) and it would have been made from timber or dirt.

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What did people think caused the Black Death?

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What things did people do to prevent the Black Death?

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What things did local governments do to prevent the Black Death?

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