What was it like to be poor In the middle ages?

Answer 1

The lowest group in most medieval societies were the serfs, who were bound to the manors on which they lived, did not own land, and were peasant farmers. Serfdom disappeared in many places in the Middle Ages, partly because the serfs wanted to run their own lives, and partly because the lords of manors did not want the responsibility of taking care of the serfs on their land.

In some places there were slaves, who were lower than serfs. Slavery gradually disappeared during the Middle Ages in most places. In England, it became illegal at the beginning of the 12th century.

People who had left their manors and managed to become free were often made destitute because of unavailability of jobs, famine, war, and so on. These people were probably the poorest of all because no one cared for them except out of charity.

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

terrible