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 * Royalty in Medieval Times ** ** By: Rebecca, Johanna, Nachman & Lexi **


 * Introduction: **

Royalty was important for the people living in the medieval ages. It was a way to say who controlled who. Royalty showed the people of their kingdom the way to live. It left figuring out how to provide for the country and protecting the country to the person in charge, the king. Louis XV of France was one of the most famous leaders, and Marie Antoinette was a famous queen.


 * Medieval France **
 * Food**

Royalty always ate the better food than peasants. They had big feasts, with many guests, fancy foods and drinks. Eating food then is different from eating food now. They didn't have forks, so they had to make food either mushy so it could be scooped up with a peice of bread or made into tiny pieces so it could be held with a knife or fingers. At royal feasts and sometimes just regular meals if the food wasn't perfectly done or fancy enough people would get mad because the cook didn't spend enough time on it. Royalty had a special treatment though because peasants barely ate anything. If they did it was some bread and if they were lucky some beef if they had a cow. Even something as simple as salt, or royalty or rich had.




 * Religion**

Most of the people in medieval Europe where Christian. Christians believed in Jesus and God, and were told that if they were truly sorry for their wrongdoings (sins) and if they believed in Jesus and God, then they would go to Heaven.

There were many religious disputes in medieval times. In 1095, the Pope (head of the church), decided to fight the Muslims to take back the Holy lands, or the lands where Jesus used to live. There were five crusades. The first crusade was the people’s crusade, when mobs stormed Jerusalem. This crusade wasn’t very successful. In the second crusade an official army was sent, and Jerusalem was captured. However, in the third crusade, though many European countries joined the war, Jerusalem was recaptured by the Muslims. Frederick I, Philip II, Richard I tried again in the fourth crusade, but failed to capture Jerusalem. Finally, in the fifth crusade, or the childrens’ crusade, many children tried to reach the Holy land. Many were made slaves along the way.


 * Lifespan**

==== An average lifespan for women and men in medieval France was about 42-46 years old. This was because there was not a lot of medicine back then, so many people, (mostly the poor) would get sick and - in many cases - die. The rich were expected to live a little longer, because of their slightly better living conditions. ====


 * What Was A Kings Job? **

A kings job was not much different wherever you went. So many people say, I’d love to be king! But really, it’s not what you’d think it would be. A king had to take care of all the problems in their kingdom. They had to provide for the country’s inhabitants, and protect the country from invaders.

If something bad happened, then the kings people would blame the king. Uprisings may occur, and then, it would be hard to control the people. Every decision the king made was important that it was the right one. Being king is not a game, and is hardly fun. Being king is not something to fool around about. It was and is the hardest job there is.

The king was also the military leader he lead the troops out into war and usually came back safe. To help him out with this job and many others the king called upon his richest subjects to be his lords or barons. They would get small portion of the kings land to watch and protect. In exchange for giving them land the king would demand something such as 25% of the crops produced in the fields or a complete meal once a month. But lords and barons were really called vassals, a kind use of the word servant.

Every christmas the king would ask one of his vassals to do something for him. Things such as dance, leap, whistle or break wind in front of him. Since they were the kings servant they could not say no.


 * Who Was Robert The Second? **

Robert the Second, or, Robert the Pious, was born in the year 970a.d. Robert was called Robert the Pious because he was very religious. His father was Hugh Capet, who was king from 987-996a.d. Robert was crowned on December 25, 987. When Hugh died in 996, Robert remained king until 1031a.d. When Robert ascended the throne, the amount of land he ruled over was not very large, and the royal power weak. Robert wanted to make the weak royal power stronger, and expand his kingdom.

To do this, he conquered many towns and the duchy (Territory of a duke or duchess) of Burgundy. Robert died in the year of 1031a.d. His son Henry The First (I) received the throne after Robert’s death.




 * Fast Facts For French Kings & Queens During 1000a.d-1100a.d **

Robert The Second: Born: 970a.d King From: 996a.d - 1031a.d Died: 1031a.d

Henry The First:
Born: 1052a.d King From: 1031a.d - 1060a.d Died: 1108a.d

[[image:P 1.JPG width="99" height="118" caption="Phillip 1 of Amorous - Public Domain - From Wikipedia" link="@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_I_of_France"]]
Born: 1052a.d King From: 1060a.d - 1108a.d Died: 1108a.d

Died: 1117a.d

 * What Did The Kings & Queens Wear? **

The king would wear a robe tied around their waist, with long bands attached to the wrists They would also wear a pointed hat with a feather or ribbon attached to the point. The hairstyle was to have your hair cut short.

The queen would wear a long dress, the dresses were not very bright in colors, more along the dark side. Sleeves were long and tightened around the waist, and some sleeves would end at the elbow, and create a bell shape. The lower parts of the dress, border of the sleeves, and neck out line would be trimmed with lace or silk. Sometime they would wear a robe called a surcoat over the gown. A girdle (belt or cord) was worn around the waist. A long veil was worn to cover all of the hair.

Royalty could easily be told apart from peasants by the color or style of clothing they were wearing. there would be no “that could be a peasant or royalty” anyone could tell easily.


 * The Battle Of Hastings (The Battle That Changed History) **

The Battle of Hastings was one of the most important battles in medieval history. It started out when King Edward of England, or Edward the Confessor, died. There was confusion to who would be his heir. A nobleman named Harold seemed to have the most right to the throne. When Edward died, Edward had touched Harold’s hand, and Harold thought that was sufficient evidence for him to take the throne. However, Edward’s distant cousin in Normandy, William, claimed that Edward said he could have the throne.

In the end, Harold was crowned, but William decided to take the throne by force. William gathered a huge army of Normans, and began to sail towards England. Harold responded by gathering an army of his own (who were Saxons).

On September 28, 1066 William landed at Pevensey, bringing about 7000 men.Harold’s army made their way to the town of Hastings, and assembled his troops along the top of the hill, to keep William’s army from entering London. William quickly took Pevensey, and then marched on to Hastings, where he paused to organize his army.

Then, the battle began. It raged for nine hours. At one point, it seemed that the Saxons had won, and that William was dead. To prove that he wasn't dead William lifted his helmet, and paraded up and down his lines before he fought on. In the end, Harold was killed by an arrow shot through his eye. William marched to London, which surrendered and was then crowned King of England. After this, William was known as William the Conqueror.

The picture below is part of the Bayeux Tapestry for the Battle Of Hastings. It is from [|__Wikipedia__]. The Bayeux Tapestry was made by some very skilled women. It tells the story of the battle, in amazing detail, and is a total of 231 feet long!



Writing “King and Queen” in Different Languages: Arabic: الملك والملكة Bulgarian: Кралят и кралицата Chinese: 國王和王后 Danish: Kongen og dronningen Dutch: Koning en Koningin Filipino: Hari at Reyna Finnish: Kuningas ja kuningatar French: Le roi et la reine German: König und Königin Greek: Ο βασιλιάς και η βασίλισσα Hebrew: המלך והמלכה Indonesian: Raja dan Ratu Irish: Rí agus Banríon Italian: Re e la regina Japanese: 王と王妃 Korean: 왕과 왕비 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Latin: Rex et regina <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Polish: Król i Królowa <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Portuguese: Rei e Rainha <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Russian: Король и королева <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Spanish: El rey y la reina <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish: Kungaparet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Turkish: Kral ve Kraliçe <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Urdu: بادشاہ اور ملکہ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vietnamese: Vua và nữ hoàng <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Welsh: Brenin a'r Frenhines

Conclusion In many ways, the world of medieval kings is very different from ours. Kings had many rights that could not be opposed. Some of them may seem very strange, and would never be allowed today. A king could walk into any house, anywhere, any time. He could stay in the house for as long as he’d like, and take control of the house’s inhabitants. And, maybe strangest of all, the king could sleep with any woman he wanted to! If you tried to do any of these things today, you’d be thrown in jail! On the other hand, many things that happened in medieval times still happen today. Nations still go to war over land. People still starve. We still fight for power. In some ways, the world is a better place, but in many ways, we are still the same.

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