Medieval Food & Feasts
What people ate in medieval times: bread and pottage for ordinary people, grand feasts for the rich; no forks, eating with hands; the great hall as the centre of castle life
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If your child went to a medieval banquet, could they describe what food would be served and which table manners would surprise them?
What people ate in medieval times: bread and pottage for ordinary people, grand feasts for the rich; no forks, eating with hands; the great hall as the centre of castle life
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- Describe what ordinary people ate most days (bread, pottage, vegetables, ale)
- Explain how a feast in a great hall was different from everyday meals
- Name one surprising table manner from medieval times (no forks, shared cups, food thrown on the floor)
“If your child went to a medieval banquet, could they describe what food would be served and which table manners would surprise them?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Medieval Times
- Age range
- Ages 5–7