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It was the duty of a Middle Ages Knight to learn how to fight and so serve their liege Lord according to the Code of Chivalry. The Code of Chivalry dictated that a Knight should be brave and fearless in battle but would also exhibit cultured Knightly qualities showing themselves to be devout, loyal, courteous and generous.

The Knights job in the Middle Ages centred around enhancing their Knightly skills in the use of weapons, horsemanship and medieval warfare. The sons of Nobles, except those who were destined to take Holy Orders, were placed in the service of the great Lords of the land. These sons of the Middle Ages nobles were sent to live in the castle of their liege lord and commence their education and learn the skills required as a Knight. The Middles Ages castles served as 'Knight School' Strict Codes of Conduct dictated the life of a Knight during the Middle Ages and the strict etiquette of their everyday life revolved around the Code of Chivalry, courtly manners and courtly love. A knight would start their life in a castle as a Page and then move up to the role of a Squire.

http://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-knights.htm

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The construction of castles exploded during medieval times as feudal lords sought to consolidate their power and provide fortresses for the inhabitants of their kingdoms. They contained staircases, bedrooms, hallways, privies, women's rooms , possibly a laundry, other household rooms, and:

The Keep, a storage space for food in case of siege, also the last line of defense in the Castle

Barracks which were the homes of the Knights and soldiers of the Noble

The Great Hall, a place to feast and meet the noble during formal occasions

The Chapel, a place to hold religious services

Gatehouses which were secure places that guarded the gates

The castle remained a prime military resource for much of the Middle Ages. Military tactics centered on the taking of castles, and weapon technology improved over the centuries to exploit any weakness that could be found in castle architecture.

http://www.medieval-castles.net/castle_history/index.htm

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During the medieval times, a medieval king was considered the centre of all authority and held ultimate power over the people. In practice, however, he needed the allegiance of his nobles and important members of the clergy to wield his power. A medieval king was educated in Latin and liberal arts and also received training in horse riding, sword fighting, and hunting. The dressing a medieval king was expensive and served to distinguish him from other people.

http://www.medievalchronicles.com/medieval-people/medieval-royalty/medieval-king/

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Medieval women invariably had a hard time in an era when many men lived harsh lives. Towns dictated what jobs a woman could do and her role in a medieval village would have been to support her husband. Women also had to do a lot of men jobs on the land, but were paid less for doing the same job.

Women were:

not allowed to marry without their parents’ consent

could own no business with special permission

not allowed to divorce their husbands

could not own property of any kind unless they were widows

could not inherit land from their parents’ if they had any surviving brothers

Many women from rich backgrounds would have married when they were teenagers. They would spend a significant time of married life pregnant as producing a male heir within a rich family was considered vital. About 20% of women died in childbirth.

A poor family's daughter would have worked from the earliest age possible and marry in her twenties.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval-england/medieval-women/

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Lord: A Lord was given a fief by the king. The lord was expected to pay taxes to the king and provide soldiers when needed. To do that, the lord was given absolute power over his fief. Within it, a lord's word was the law. Whatever the lord said, the people had to do.

Lady: A Lord also needed a wife who was called a Lady. Her job was to take care of the manor, run the house, and most importantly to have children. Women in medieval times had no rights. They were property. They belonged to their father, husband or even eldest son. This is not to say some women didn't take charge, but the law said they were property.

http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/nobility.html

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Serfs provided labor or money in exchange for land on the manor and protection from the lord. They cannot marry anyone outside the manor, or change homes or donate their properties. Aside from these rules, there are different stratifications among serfdom.

The most common serf, with the most rights, was a villein. They can rent houses by part-time working in the manor.

Half-villeins had access to very small pieces of land and owed their lord complete labor. They are forced to serve in other serfs’ lands to compensate for the hardship.

Cottagers only had access to small pieces of land, enough to feed a family. They were also not allowed to own horses or oxen in the manor.

The only difference between a slave and villein was that the villein was not traded and he would not be dispossessed of his belongings.
http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/serfs-in-the-middle-ages.html

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Life in a manor, in the Medieval Ages was tough. All serfs surrounded the manor enclosed by a wall, with the lord living in a house or castle. A manor often included the village, hunting woods, farming fields, a church, grain mills and a barn. Serfs lived in villages of small houses filled with holes in case of fire. They farmed 2 out of 3 fields each year (wheat and barley), and rotate among these fields. Besides labor, serfs also paid extra taxes for using the other mentioned facilities on the manor.

Serfs were also dedicated to the Church. They looked for assistance and offered their labor and produce generously.

https://wccshoeing.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/life-in-a-manor/