Medieval Shopping : What to Expect
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
February 25, 2016 3:20am CST
There is too much that could be said about this article. In fact, I am actually still reading it! 
I thought I would pop in and post a link to the article here, however, as I know several others who would be interested in "Travelling to Medieval Markets"
Oh how I love HistoryExtra.com !
Question though : In the article they refer to d (example : 12d) is D dollars I assume?
Nevermind just answered my own question.
I thought I would pop in and post a link to the article here, however, as I know several others who would be interested in "Travelling to Medieval Markets"
Oh how I love HistoryExtra.com !
Question though : In the article they refer to d (example : 12d) is D dollars I assume?
Nevermind just answered my own question.
Ian Mortimer, author of Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England, takes us on a shopping trip in a 14th-century marketplace This article was first published in the October 2008 issue of BBC H
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
25 Feb 16
For sure I won't be buying my spices there, it's worth their weight in Gold, that's why they killed each other when they colonized Asian countries for spice.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
25 Feb 16
Sad to think that they'd kill over spices.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
26 Feb 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum They needed it badly for their food, especially their meat, remember, this was an era where refrigeration did not exist, wonder how they would handle meat and meat products in that market. Oh yes people still kill for gold or money till now so it would come as no surprise if they killed for spices if it was worth as much as gold.
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
7 Mar 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum surely you saw that spices could cost well over a weeks wages for a skilled workman, much less a farmer or menial.
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@iamshane487 (1138)
• Manila, Philippines
25 Feb 16
This link has a lot of information. I will visit it when I have the time.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
25 Feb 16
I am sure you'll find it interesting as I did.
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Feb 16
Things certainly have changed since the Dark ages and the shopping 'centers' they had then. We can shop and order almost anything online now days too. Many things have changes. D=$
Spices weren't easy to get back then so they were much more expensive and hard to come by.
