NOVA: When we think of life inside a medieval castle ... NOVA: What was the hierarchy inside the castle? Holmes: The lord and lady were at the top of the tree. However, the single most important ...

Both boys and girls could be sent into domestic service, usually at the behest of the manor lord for ... mattered. A medieval ...

NOVA: What about the role of women inside the castle ... lady-like pursuits. Typically, for example, she did embroidery and that sort of thing, but for most women in medieval England, it was a ...