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The homes of Peasants and Serfs were never as luxurious as the homes are today. Instead, they were wooden frames plastered with wattle and daub and the roofs were thatched. The glue that kept the boards together was a mixture of mud, straw, and manure. Straw was also the insulation for the homes. These houses were called cruck homes. They weren't very large and had very little furniture included in them. They were likely to have been very cold in the winter and very warm in the summer. Windows were just holes in the walls and doors were curtains. Beds were straw stuffed mattresses. They had no running water, toilets, baths, showers, or washing basins. Soap was hardly ever availible leaving the people covered in dirt and fleas.
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