This video talks about factors that made the lives of people be miserable during the Middle Ages.  It talks about the Feudal System; the “Little Ice Age” happening between 1,300 and 1,500 AD; the Bubonic Plague decimating the population; the life expectancy of most people being only about 30 years old; the Catholic Church persecuting and taxing people; women having few rights and being considered to be the property of their fathers and husbands; medical knowledge being archaic and ridiculous; jobs in towns being difficult; people being forced to live under the rule of brutal and ridiculous arbitrary laws; and warfare constantly happening where people were expected to fight and die for their kings.