What was life like for a 15th century child?

Answer 1

I just finished reading a book about this- but it was actually very hard. Girls and Woman where thought as "breeding stock" so they were treated much more like maids, and very much ignored. There was a lot of fighting back then for the crown, and sometimes you where sent in to battle at age 15 or younger. Kids where prone to sickness and sometimes died at a young age. Also the food was terrible- no Pizza or anything. Kids actually had to drink beer to prevent them from drinking the water nearby. Often your bread would contain maggots- and you'd have to sleep on the ground. Your life was also ruled by monks and priests who forced you to believe in a certain way- and thought of you as the devil's child if you acted out.

I guess all I can say I'm glad to be 7th grade girl in the 21st century- hope this helps peace!

Answer 2

Mostly hard work, early marriage, and multiple childbirth, with surviving children not guaranteed and frequently unlikely. Surviving childbirth was a problem. Girls were property then. The few young girls who were members of the aristocracy usually had lives of boredom, early marriage, and multiple chilbirth, surviving children not guaranteed and frequently unlikely. Surviving childbirth was just as much a problem as for the poorer girls. They were also property.

Answer 3

For some it was good...if you where rich. Male children around the age of 7-8 would train as knights, in combat fr the army. Nobel girls would marry a man about 20-40 years older than them, these girls where around the age of 12-13.

For the poor children they would work on the farms, feeding the animals, harvesting the crops, and for the males when war came they joined the army.

Answer 4

The idea of "teens" is a modern one. The term wasn't used until 1949 and in recent years it has grown to include people in their 20's. Altough to be fare the Teens that are really in there 20's are only sometimes called Called Teeny Boopers.

In the 16th century (1500S AD) There were two stages in life in this time; baby ,Toddlers and young children and Everything Else was Adult. Life was hard and there was very little play time and people's lives were short. But Life had Gotten better then it was in recent centuries. In the Late Middle Ages 1300s times were the roughest due to the Black Death Plague.

Most didn't live past 50 years old and if disease, wars, or an accident didn't kill you you were lucky. By the time a child was 7-8 years old what they were going to do was pretty well set depending on your "Stuance" (Caste) in society . It was forbidden for People to change there Stuance. Therefore a peasant child would be required stay a peasant and work the land for a Lord and his Family that live in his Manor House. Other takes Included feeding the animals, hoe the vegetable garden, collect food, and do other things that were needed to live. If they were male they were expected to go to war when there was a need and the young men took part in the wars as well.

A noble child would be prepared for running a castle, And Running a Province ,or Entire Kingdom . Boys at 7 or 8 usually were watched and trained for fighting ability and by the time they were 15 were in the service to a knight to become one at 21. A noble girl would be used to bind two families together in marriage. (Diplomatic Marriage) Many times by the time she was 7 or 8 a deal was all ready made for her marriage and she would marry at around 12-13 years old a man about 20-40 years older. The marriage was a business matter that could lead to more power and money for both families. These Marriage deals were Common with the Nobility but less common with the Peasants.

Answer 5

they were very disgusting back in the 16th century

when they went on the ships it wasn't clean at all

the ship stank so badly and people use to kill for who was the ruler