@@PlumbobsandthePast thinking about it . . . its EXTRA risky because of the death rolls. or, rather, doing it so risky back then was likely to end in death of the mother and/or the baby omg 😭
I'm really enjoying this so far. I'm curious as to whether or not the family is going to need to pay leyrwite to their lord in the next episode, though, or if you were aware of that fine to unwed parents at the time this episode was made. (If you're unfamiliar with that medieval custom, IIRC leyrwite was a fee that a serf had to pay to the lord if they had a child outside of wedlock. As if they needed some other tax or fine imposed upon them to help empty out their coin pouches! 😅)
I know, right? I cannot believe that serfs had to pay for so so much... I'm only a hobby historian, will probably miss out or misunderstand a few historical things, so if you see something definitely let me know!
@@PlumbobsandthePast Me too, though I had a love for history sparked by being fortunate enough to spend a few childhood years growing up next to ancient ruins, and medieval daily life is my special love, so I collect books on the topic like an obsession. 😂 In *theory* the system was meant to provide serfs with benefits too... They worked the land, but paid their portion to the lords and Church in exchange for both physical and spiritually protection. The nobility was meant to protect the common folk during war time, provide food and work for the poor, and also pay tithes upwards towards the King's support, which was also meant to be a two-way beneficial relationship. Monasteries/clergy provided guest lodging to travelers, medical care, people who could write letters or legal documents for the illiterate, a rudimentary form of welfare system (alms for the poor), a sort of retirement home option for the elderly (at least if you were a free person), plus all those all-important prayers for their afterlife security. Plus they got a lot of feast and festival days off work, much more than we get nowadays (especially in the US). And the serfs and free peasants provided food, craft goods, and services for all. Of course, all of that cozy two-way interdependability makes for nice theory, because it all depends on everyone in that little pyramid being caring, compassionate, humane, kind, and devoted to each other's welfare, and... well, have you met humanity? 😂
@@EvieDelacourt 😅😅 ah, humanity... That sounds like a pretty cool childhood! I did hear somewhere that serfs only worked about 150 days a year but wasn't sure that could be trusted...
@@PlumbobsandthePast That sounds about right, given how many religious holidays there were. I wouldn't want to be a serf, but I sure wouldn't mind having their holidays! 😂 They worked hard, but they also enjoyed those days off with feasts and festivals when they could. (Granted, the poorest ones couldn't afford much celebration, but at least having a day of rest now and then would be welcome.) Also, while they worked the land on all the other days during planting through harvest season (from about mid-March to mid-September, IIRC) and did other work the rest of the year to prepare for the next growing season, a fair bit of that work was for the serf's own needs as well as the lord's. There were a certain number of days per month that they had to work in the lord's fields in exchange for being allowed to live and work on his land, but on the other days they were working in their own fields growing the crops that their families lived on. ("Their own fields" being somewhat relative, since they didn't own the land, they were just allowed the right to use an allocated portion of it as long as they also worked their assigned days in the lord's fields. So I think it was something like two or three days a week when they worked on the lord's field, the remaining days except probably Sunday.) The flip side of serfs not being allowed to leave the estate was that they also had a right to live on the land, so they couldn't be sold like a slave. However, the lord could sort of get around this by selling the rights to a serf's labor to someone else. And with the sudden labor shortage after the Black Death, serfs were able to negotiate for better conditions, otherwise some were willing to take their chances and run off to a city where they might find different work. If they could live in the city or town for a year and a day, they would be considered freemen. Or they could save up enough to buy that status, which became easier after the Black Death when serfs could say "Look, you need me every bit as much as I need you, so how about you start paying me, and if I end up purchasing my freedom from you, I'll still work your fields as long as the pay is good and my children get to choose if they want to stay or not."
@@EvieDelacourt It is so interesting how the entire structure of society changes so much from 1300 through. I wonder if that's why Morbid extended the challenge from the year 1300?
Ohhhhh I see, so their ancestry is a fun lil' secret then, alright... Disregard my question on episode one then! 😆 I like the name Grid for a little 1301 girl! What a nice meaning, too. I'm loving the storytelling mixed in with all the history, like Lana and Briar coming over to the farm to talk to Dovile about Harlan (each in their own very particular way!) And thanks for all the introductions you work in, like showing us Briar's full name and saying this is Briar Brewer, she's Harlan's sister-in-law... It's a small thing, but it helps keep everybody straight for us! I do love a large cast, and I also love actually knowing who they all are 😂
This is so cool!!!! It's so nice to find sim youtubers with content i can leave playing while i do things! The sims and history are two of my favorite things,,
I have quite a bit to catch up on since I've only watched the first two, but I'm really enjoying how you play and getting quite inspired for my own game (although mine's more of a Regency+Victorian+Edwardian mashup and not a really a Decades Challenge, Ultimate or otherwise). I'm also getting a little inspired to do youtube for it, and I don't know what to do with that information 😂😅
Thank you so much!!! I'm really excited to get to the time period you're focused on (eventually 😅). Do you have rules or are you just kind of playing in that time? That period is just so timeless...
I'm toying with the idea of adding some rules (most likely by grabbing a bit of this and that from existing challenges and adding some of my own stuff 😅) or at least some framework/events around it because I do enjoy that. I don't think I'll add much in the way of time moving forward though, at least not for a bit. I did start the Ultimate one once, awhile back, I did find it fun, but I got very impatient to play my favorite eras (the ones I mentioned) so I couldn't stick with it. I do wonder if I might be able to do it if I have a Victorian/Edwardian save as well... hm... 🤔 @@PlumbobsandthePast
@@valneanne I totally hear that! I believe that there's a challenge out there that's essentially a Bridgerton inspired one where time doesn't move forward but its about existing in that time period if that's helpful? I know its on Meghan Plays Sims' YT page. Waiting to get to future time periods can be really frustrating!!! That's what happened when I was just playing for myself as well... I can't wait to get to the messy Tudor period, and I'm hoping we'll be in the noble class by then... Let me know how it ends up going for you/ what rules you use! It sounds like very exciting gameplay!!!
Hi!! Higglety mentioned your channel on my discord and i’m also enjoying what you’re doing so far! Keep it up, im new to RU-vid too and I’ve found that sharing my progress helps keep me interested in the challenge. I also love seeing everyone’s interpretation of the challenge and the history vs fiction 😁
@@PlumbobsandthePast thank you so much 😊. I went thru a lot of changes to them over the past few months. I use the free version of Canva, i saw it used in a youtube tutorial. And i hope you enjoy my journey! I learned everything as i went too 😝
rewatching this and, did anyone notice that right when she explains the hariot tax again and says that they lose their best animal, the cow literally glitches away, I thought that was very coincidental
🤭 It was like it was fated! Golly, rewatching it... when I looked back at these recently I was struck by how wild those first couple of years were... 😅 what a crazy ride, huh?
I really admire what you are doing. I have been wanting to do the same for a while but have been held back by my lack of knowledge about filming and editing. Are you self-taught? Are there any tutorials or software that you recommend?
I appreciate that! I'm definitely learning as I'm going (slowly :D). Originally I watched Morbid Gamer's tutorial called 'how I film and edit my Sims videos', then I looked for other Sims RU-vidrs whose content I like to see if they had any tutorials. From there it was a steep learning curve of practice (it took me about 20 hours to edit the Y.1300 episode). For software, both OBS and Audacity are really nice because they work well and they're free. If I see any other great tutorials or learn any great tips, I'll definitely let you know!
