Peasants were only required to earn money through taxes or rent in Medieval England. His land was leased to him ... and free tenants. In traditional times, membership in the nobility was granted by ...

Peasants were only required to earn money through taxes or ... An estimated 32 percent of arable land belonged to the manor lord. Medieval times were not dominated by land as the means of accumulating ...

Most people in medieval society lived in villages, there were few large towns. The majority of people were peasants, who worked on the land. There were a range of jobs and trades in towns and ...

Many Europeans are probably descended from medieval peasants, but we know remarkably little about the lives of the peasantry. Often derided and misunderstood, this four-part documentary tells the ...