In the previous episode of Medieval Madness, we looked into some of the worst jobs available in the Medieval era - these included jobs such as the gong farmer, the executioner, the tanner and the ...

MedievalMadness. The Harsh Life of a Medieval Farmer. Posted: April 24, 2025 | Last updated: April 24, 2025. It has been argued that during the Middle Ages, up to 85% of the population were peasants.

Like medieval farmers, whose workloads increased at harvest time and dwindled afterwards, villagers in Manor Lords don’t do very much in the winter.

In the German countryside, archaeologists are working to uncover what farm life looked like in the medieval era. The excavation began in January 2023 outside the town of Werne, where traces of a ...

Volunteers are set to take part in a 12-day archaeological dig in the hope of finding signs of medieval life on a farm. The excavation at High Tarns Farm in Silloth will begin on 22 July.