Question

How did late medieval governments shape life in a positive and in a negative way?

Answer 1

Medieval governments provided certain cases where the populace was able to enjoy their life such as church offerings or different happenings at the court. While on the other hand people had to give a lot of their hard-earned produce to the medieval government because it was their only means of being safe. 

Answer 2

Medieval governments were usually based around kingship and a feudal system. This meant that most of the population worked on farms, owned by a small number of lords. The biggest authority in the land was the King and all rules were made by him.

In such a system, families used to live together on farms. Even large families often lived and worked together, giving rise to many tight-knit families.

However, such a system did not provide a lot of rights and privileges to these peasants. They had no say in making laws, governance, taxation and it was common for them to live under financial insecurity all their lives with no chances of social mobility.