hi! long post, my bad...
recently i’ve become very interested in medieval history but i‘m having a bit of trouble finding resources that aren’t all knights and major historical events that defined the middle ages, but rather life for the general population (peasants). of course, i’d like to start from the top as well, but i’d really like to focus specifically on life for average people. i‘d like to zoom in a little more.
i’d like to know what villages would’ve been like, routines, what happened during those small moments of leisure. i know we don’t really have the luxury of having any houses from medieval villages being preserved all that well (unless there’s something i’m missing), but id love to see recreations? ideas of what they may have been like? the more minute the better, honestly. i’m just not sure where to start LOL, so any recommendations would be much appreciated. thank you!
EDIT: looking most specifically for like duchy of naples / what is today modern day italy but other parts of europe work as well. i just feel most medieval history focuses on england, and i don’t know just how universal peasant life would be per country.