the law
the law is very harsh in England. Those in charge of the law and order believe that the only way people will learn to behave if they fear what will happen to them if they break the law. The smallest of offences have serious punishments so don't even irritate the officials. They have these laws because the authorities fear the poor because there are many more of the poor than the rich and a revolt would be deadly. As the peasants revolt of 1381 proved to be.
Health and medication
as the medieval population of England increases the health and hygiene of the peasants decreases.
Medical knowledge is limited and many of the 'medication' is based on superstition and religion. People believe that disease is spread by bad odours and that diseases are sins of the soul. There are many myths and superstition on health and hygiene. Many people find relief from theses diseases by meditation, prayer and pilgrimages. |
lifestyle experiences
Inns are a big business and innkeepers are popular people of society. Inns are an important economic part of the country so finding one of the many elegant inns around the counties is not too difficult. If staying with many other people in the same building is not your style then just ask the locals for a home to stay in. The families will demand a payment but no more than an inn would cost. However the homes can be cold,damp and dark places if the family is not very rich.