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The Medieval Period (1100AD - 1499AD)

Life In The Middle Ages

Life In The Middle Ages

Towns and Burghs in Scotland were first created formally by King David I in the 12th century although most of these settlements went back much further. The new status however of these towns, driven by an upper merchant class who suddenly found themselves promoted to local magistrate positions, as the King and his new Norman elite devolved power in the shires, did alter the way people then lived. Organised trading economies now replaced the self sufficient nature of the communities which had up to this point been dependant on the land or the sea for survival.

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