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Most people. Medieval fairs were usually held on feast days when there could be a high turnout. They were usually a mix of entertainers (musicians, tricksters) and craftsmen who could sell their wares. This attracted a high turnout of people from most social classes though the highest nobility would often refrain from going.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe number of annual fairs granted by royal charter just in England is huge; across Europe the number must have been immense. There were far too many to begin to list them all here.
The dates of each English royal grant of an annual fair are known, as are the locations the fairs were to be held and the names of beneficiaries of all the tolls, rents and taxes levied on merchants and traders. In some cases the location, date and beneficiary changed over time (with the issue of later royal charter) and not all fairs existed at the same time; some were granted later than others and some ceased during the period. In some cases the removal of the right to hold a fair or to benefit from it was used as a punishment for some offence.
A few examples:
- At the important port town of Sandwich in Kent, an annual fair was granted by Edward I in 1290. The fair was to be held from 1 January to 2 February and all benefits went to Queen Eleanor of Castile and the king's heirs. This fair was changed by a charter of 1317 to be a 40-day event starting each 6 January.
- At Saffron Walden in Essex, a charter was issued by Matilda, Queen of England to Geoffrey de Mandeville (Earl of Essex) in 1147 to hold a fair lasting 7 days each Pentecost.
- At the castle town of Corfe in Dorset a fair was granted by Henry III to the "men of Corfe" (meaning the burgesses and guildsmen) in 1248, to be held in March.
- At Shrewsbury in Shropshire, an original charter granted by William II was confirmed by King Stephen in 1138. This allowed a fair lasting just 3 days from 1 August (it was known as St Peter's Fair); all benefits went to the Abbey Church of Saints Peter and Paul (as mentioned the Cadfael story entitled "St Peter's Fair").
It is clear from these few examples that the benefits (monetary income) from fairs could be assigned to an individual, a group of townsmen or to an institution such as Shrewsbury abbey.
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∙ 10y agoDuring the Middle Ages, a fair was a temporary event that served as a market. Holding a fair was only legal by permission, and a village could only have one a few times each year.
A fair differed from a market in that the market was permanent. In many places, the distinction between a village and a town was that the town had a market but a village did not. Granting permission to have a market gave a village the status of a market town. Such permission was usually granted by a monarch.
Fairs attracted all sorts of people with all sorts of goods to sell. These ranged from cloth or jewelry to food. Fairs also often attracted entertainers, who could make a living from the pay they got from audiences at the fairs.
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∙ 13y agoThey were markets for people to buy, sell and trade food and products.
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Did medieval traders visit medieval village's?
Medieval traders often visited villages, as they had to pass through them in their travels. They were allowed to trade in the villages at any time, but they were especially attracted to the villages when fairs were going on, because the fairs also attracted other traders and people who would buy their goods.
What is an annual trade gathering called in medieval times?
A variety of goods that were not produced locally would be available. Merchants would travel long distances to attend trade fairs in different towns. At the trade fairs, merchants would sell goods such as spices and silk that were not locally produced.
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There were no dinosaurs in medieval times.
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Medieval castles.
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Rennaisance Fairs
What is a characteristic of medieval trade fairs?
A variety of goods were available.
Did medieval traders visit medieval village's?
Medieval traders often visited villages, as they had to pass through them in their travels. They were allowed to trade in the villages at any time, but they were especially attracted to the villages when fairs were going on, because the fairs also attracted other traders and people who would buy their goods.
How did they imform people about a medieval fair?
Fairs took place regularly, in the same place. They did not normally need to be advertised. The origins were just local markets, and these grew into fairs.
What is an annual trade gathering called in medieval times?
A variety of goods that were not produced locally would be available. Merchants would travel long distances to attend trade fairs in different towns. At the trade fairs, merchants would sell goods such as spices and silk that were not locally produced.
Was the renasons medieval fair about 80 years ago?
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What has the author Wendy Anne Barker written?
Wendy Anne Barker has written: 'Markets and fairs in medieval Warwickshire'
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Audiences. Medieval plays were sometimes performed for royalty or nobility as a part of a feast or entertainment, but they were also performed on wagons during fairs, where they were seen by everyone of all classes.
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There were no dinosaurs in medieval times.
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Medieval PeriodDark Age?Medieval times or the medieval era.
What did medieval people do for?
They Jousted, Had Feasts and Drank Allot they had fairs and sometimes went down to the stocks and threw rotten fruits at people in the stoks
