Responsibilities+of+lords+and+ladies

=1. Questions (I wonder...?)=
 * I wonder lords and ladies have the same responsibilities as peasants?
 * I wonder if lords and ladies had to pay taxes? If so, did they pay the same amount as everyone?
 * I wonder if lords and ladies made any of the laws in the cities? If so, were they big or small laws?

= = =2. Inferences (I think that...because....)= = = = = = = = = = =
 * I think that some of the resposibilities of peasants occured to the lords and ladies but not all of them.
 * I dont think that lords and ladies has to pay taxes. i think this because lords and ladies have some power and are somewhat respected.
 * I think that lords and ladies made some of the laws but not all of them. i dont think that the laws were based on the size. I dont think it mattered how big or small the law was, but it mattered on the lord or lady.

= = =3. Resources= [|What responsibilities did lords and ladies have in the middle ages?] [|Life of the Nobility] [|The Lord of the Fiefdom] [|The Medieval Lady] [|Noble Life]

= = =4. Summary= While researching about the responsibilities of lords and ladies I have learned that their lives are not easy. First of all, I have learned that the duties of the lord are very complicated. Their job is to set up taxes and laws for the people of the town and they are in charge of making decisions over punishments for citizens. The lord also had to travel. He traveled to get an idea of how well people were and also to assess the possibility of revolt. The lord also may have hired a steward to help him with his daily work. The stewards were the head of the castle staff and helped the lord by calculating the revenue from taxes and the money spent by the lord. The stewards came in handy when the lord was very busy. Ladies also played an important role in the towns. When ladies got married, they had no say in when, where, or who they were going to be married to. A lot of times marriage was used to seal political ties and used to become wealthier. The ladies job was to go to the market everyday and get food. She was in charge of making the meals and had to entertain guests visiting the castle. The lady also owned many expensive possessions such as nice clothing, jewelry, and different perfumes. Although the lord and lady were very wealthy, they had many jobs and responsibilities. The citizens of the town depended on them. They also had many duties around the castle that needed to be done. Without the lord and the lady, many problems wouldnt get solved, and many people wouldnt have respect or disipline. For these reasons, the lord and the lady were very important in the Middle Ages.

= = =5. References= http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medlady.html [] The Medieval lady, The lord of fiefdom, thinkquest.org