1. Daily Opener 1.Would you like to live in a castle? Why or Why not? 2.What did a knight do?

2. Life on a Manor

3. Monarchs (kings)  Much weaker after Charlemagne  Still considered the highest authority  Gave land to lords

4. Lords (nobles)  Powerful noble, that owned land  Lived on manors in castles  Defended manor, took care of serfs, settled legal disputes

5. Vassals or Knight  Exchanged (military) service and loyalty for land  Trained fighters

6. Peasants Freemen  Paid rent for land  Could move around without lords permission Serfs  Worked the lords land in exchange for protection  Could not leave without lords permission  “bound” to the land

7. Castles

8. Motte and Bailey Castles

9. York Castle  Excavation of the bailey of York Castle in 1981

10. Pickering Castle

11. motte bailey keep moat stockade drawbridge stable workshops homes kitchen

12. Thirteenth Century Castle

14. Pevensey Castle

15. Raglan Castle

16. Castle Toilets  Castle Toilets Castle Toilets Castle Toilets