LibGuides: Middle Ages: Sports and Leisure

Sports and Leisure in Medieval Society

Oxford Big Ideas. History 8 Australian Curriculum
Scroll to p129 & 136 for relevant information.
Copy this citation and use directly in your bibliography:
Saldais, M. and Smith, R. (2012). Oxford Big Ideas. History 8 Australian Curriculum, South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press.

What are the key features of your chosen aspect of Medieval life?
How does your aspect demonstrate the beliefs and ideas of Medieval society?
What does it reveal to us about what people thought at the time?
What are some of the ways that your aspect reflected and re-enforced medieval social structures?
Explain with reference to at least two different historians’ opinions.
How and why did your aspect change over time?
In your opinion does your topic demonstrate similarities between the medieval period and today? Explain

Troubadours
In a time dominated by the Church, troubadours became well-known secular entertainers moving beyond religious themes and exploring love and politics.
Jesters in the Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages, members of nobility enjoyed a leisure life and often they used to appoint or employ a professional clown whose major task was to entertain a king or noblemen of the medieval period. These jesters also referred to as a clown, or buffoon, or a fool.

Theatre in the Middle Ages
Theatre in the Middle ages covered a wide variety of genres and subject matter. Some of the most popular genres of plays in the Middle Ages include morality plays, farces, masques and drama.