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A Lord’s Manor
Age 12 · History
A medieval lord’s estate spreads across the countryside. The lord’s own fields, peasant strips, a mill, an oven and woods all belong to the manor.
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In the picture
- The lord’s demesne: fields kept for the lord’s own use
- Peasant strips: narrow plots in the open fields worked by peasant families
- The water mill: where grain is ground into flour
- The bread oven: a shared oven for baking bread
- The woods: woodland where pigs forage for acorns
Examples
- A community garden with private plots and shared tools.
- A neighbourhood bread oven where everyone brings dough to bake.
Key takeaways
- The manor was the lord’s land and the centre of rural life.
- Peasants farmed strips in open fields and used the lord’s mill and oven, often for a fee.
Quiz: A Lord’s Manor (Age 12)
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What was the lord’s demesne?
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What were peasant strips?
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What did peasants often have to do when they used the lord’s mill and oven?
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