Mercantile was the primary occupation along with farming during the the Middle Ages.
During the Medieval age people had to build fires to cook and keep warm. In the 21st century people have electricity and furnaces to cook and keep them warm. During the Medieval ages windmills, mechanical clocks, and distilled alcohol were discovered or invented. During the 21st century the AbioCor artificial heart, an artificial liver, and self cleaning windows were all invented.
yes, medieval people did wash what they ate off.
No, it was an not a 'city' in England during the medieval ages, it is possible is was a small town called Wexly, because not many people lived in cities in medieval England, towns were where everyone lived. Either way Great Wexly was not a city in medieval England. It was made up in that book
No. During the medieval period of time, tobacco did not exist in Europe and was smoked only in North America for ceremonial purposes. Tobacco was not imported to Europe until the Renaissance period.
To get them to confess to heresy
To get them to confess to heresy
kings and queens
being a "heretic" and/or being a "witch"
Medieval kings are people who lived during the middle ages and were given the title and powers of a king.
to protect the people inside
50% - 80% of people rode horses during that time.
I don't think there are any specific "lessons" to be learnt from the Inquisition.
Roman Catholic AnswerThere is no simple answer to this question, as you are dealing with a period of nearly seven centuries, and many different inquisitions. The Medieval Inquisition ran from 1184-1230. The Spanish Inquisition from 1478 through 1834, the Portuguese Inquisition from 1536 through 1821, and the roman Inquisition from 1542 through 1860. When people in the the modern, western world refer to "The Inquisition", most of the time they are referring to the Spanish Inquisition which was the only one which was NOT under the Church's control. The Spanish Inquisition was operated completely under the control of the Spanish crown and independent of the Holy See.Below are two links on the Inquisitions. Basically, Inquisitions under control of the Holy See were to seek out heresy and stop its effects on the population of the faithful, this was obviously not the case with the Spanish Inquisition - which was the only one operative in the Americas.
Most medieval people would have had such pastimes as watching wrestling or playing chess, on rare occasions there might be a tournament to go to.
So that they could be protected during times of war
During the medieval period people didn't just dress and act differently they thought differently too.