Rivers & Fishponds

Rivers and fish ponds were important resources, used for defence or fishing, or both.

A significant part of Magna Carta is taken up with concerns about fish weirs.

Many castles and manor houses (and monasteries) had nearby fish ponds. If a natural pond did not exist then one could be built.

More on Life in a Medieval Castle

Introduction to Life in a Medieval Castle

Rooms in a Medieval Castle

• The Great Hall
• Bed Chambers
• Solars
• Bathrooms, Lavatories and Garderobes
• Kitchens, Pantries, Larders & Butteries
• Gatehouses and Guardrooms
• Chapels & Oratories
• Cabinets and Boudoirs
• Storerooms, Undercrofts & Cellars
• Ice Houses
• Dovecotes
• Apartments

Officers & Servants in a Medieval Castle

Medieval Clothing

Medieval Food & Cooking

• Food Preparation
• Cereals
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Fish and Seafood
• Meat
• Dairy Products
• Herbs and Spices
• Puddings (Sweets and Desserts)
• Food Preservation
• Influence of Church Teaching
• Healthy Eating
• Meals and Etiquette

Medieval Drinks

• Wine
• Mead
• Beer
• Spirits

Medieval Gardens

Medieval Warfare:

• Tournaments
• Armour
• Jousts & Jousting photos
• Melées

Medieval Taxes

Medieval Games & Pastimes

The Feudal System

Commendation

Desmenes

Rivers & Fishponds

Mills: Windmills and Water Mills