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What was life like in the 14th century?

Life in England in the 1300s was not easy for most people. It was during 1348 that there was a major Plague outbreak, which killed off up to half of Europe's population at… (MORE)

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What happened in Europe in the 14th century?

The end of the Middle Ages neared at the dawn of the Italian Renaissance. Spain was completing the Reconquista and Portugal began exploring the coast of Africa. The Black Deat… (MORE)

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In History of England

What did priest from the 14th century eat?

Priests might eat white bread, pottage, milk, and fish. A typical pottage consisted of a broth or stock to which vegetables, cereals or meat might be added; eggs might also go… (MORE)

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In History of England

What did priest do for jobs in the 14th century?

In the 1300's, priests didn't have jobs outside monasteries, abbeys and the likes, though some would perform agriculture in the fields belonging to those. Priests' main tasks … (MORE)

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In Clergy

Where did priests live in the 14th century?

Priests lived in small houses near to their parish church, often with a small plot of land attached for growing vegetables or raising a few animals. Priests depended for their… (MORE)

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In Black Death (Plagues)

What are 3 symptoms of the 14th century plague?

Three symptoms of the 14th century plague include high fever, chills, and headache. The bubonic plague is rare in the year 2014, but an estimated 1,000-3,000 people still … (MORE)

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In British Coins

What is the value of a shilling in 14th century England?

The Shilling (12 Pence) did not yet exist in 14th century England, but if it had - 12 Pence GBP in 1350 had the purchasing power of about £20.00 GBP today. NOTE - This histor… (MORE)

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In History of England

What where some jobs in the 14th century?

The vast majority of people would have been peasants/serfs so they would have got very little pay, and as such had very little disposable income. In towns you would have got s…ome free-men who were able to work for their own money. There wasn't that much difference in the jobs people did since pre-roman times right until the beginnings of the agricultural revolution. Most people would have been involved in to gathering /production of raw materials (like food) although there was a surprising amount of labour intensive industries, the major one probably being the textile trade, so growing flax (for linen) or keeping sheep was very important. To help support people/industries there would have been potteries, and foundries (purify/process ores to make metals. the metal for swords and horseshoes came from somewhere!). It was found recently that Saxon metalworking was about the same quality/quantity as that of 16 C England. Many of the metal extraction/processing sites would have been in fairly inhospitable places like the Pennines/Wales/Lake District. MOST of these sites would have been small, and today there's usually very little physical evidence of them being there. Stone would also have been extracted by quarry men. Stone masons would have been needed to dress/finish the stone. In areas where there were thatched cottages (majority of places, stone simply being too costly for the common man) you would have got thatchers. Most jobs were highly specialised, and covered a tiny part of what there modern equivalents are. There would have been "jobs" only for highly skilled people - such as bakers, leatherworkers, blacksmiths, carpenters, armorers, bowyers, fletchers, swordsmiths, shieldwrights, wainwrights, cobblers, weavers, millers, priests, tax collectors, and probably some manner of fortune tellers/sages. We can also include the minstrels or trubadours who got paid by telling stories with the use of music. Very few jack of all trades. The exceptions would have been the growing of food (most people would have had a strip of land for growing the majority of their food, with little surplus), and blacksmiths or farriers(a blacksmith who concentrates on "stuff" for horses) Carters or porters would have been the lorry drivers of the time. Coastal regions might have had some fishing boats, and in larger ports, merchants.. A few people would be able to work as tutors to the children of the rich and powerful. (MORE)

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What is the answer to 20c plus 5 equals 5c plus 65?

20c + 5 = 5c + 65 Divide through by 5: 4c + 1 = c + 13 Subtract c from both sides: 3c + 1 = 13 Subtract 1 from both sides: 3c = 12 Divide both sides by 3: c = 4 20c + 5 = 5c … (MORE)

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In Bible Prophecy

How did 14th century people interpret the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

They didn't, because the people themselves did not have access to the Scriptures until the Reformation in 1517, while their leaders allegorized it away to make it harmless a… (MORE)