Discuss the life of medieval peasant families, including work and non work experiences. Was life on the manor better than we think?

Medieval Peasant Families

Topic: Discuss the life of medieval peasant families, including work and non work experiences. Was life on the manor better than we think?

In this paper, I will discuss how even though medieval peasant families had more of a flexible work schedule and worked fewer hours than the Modern Americans, their quality of life lacked certain basic essentials and personal liberties.

Be based upon scholarly resources.

i. You may not use the following sources:

a. your textbook.

b. Wikipedia, or Wikipedia-like websites.

c. about.com, or associated sites.

d. ask.com, or associated sites.

e. non-scholarly-minded websites. In other words, “Johnny’s Totally Awesome World War II Web site” won’t work.

f. juvenile literature.

g. encyclopedias of any kind.

ii. You must use at least three scholarly, secondary sources.
iii. You must use at least two primary sources.