
Going to Church in Medieval England
Gone Medieval
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What Do You Think About Going to Church?
There were people for whom religion was a kind of obligation Particularly the aristocracy. People would prefer to be doing their own jobs at home If you've got a peasant holding Particularly in the days when you had spent some of your time Working for the Lord of the manor on his land As a kind of rent Then your son did became a very precious day. There's no such thing as a medieval view of anything Anymore than there's a 21st century view of anything In a population, in a parish community You will get a range of opinions.
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