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It depends what 'middle ages' you're talking about. If you're talking about like, the 'normal middle ages', then yes. Because they used to hunt a lot, butchers got paid well for skinning the meat, etc.
2nd answer: Butchers were a primarily urban profession in the middle ages. Peasants in the small farming villages would have slaughtered their own meat, and the nobility would have employed hunting masters who would have taken care of the processing of game after a successful hunt. Butchers served towns and cities, slaughtering and dressing animals for consumption by the town's inhabitants.
A master butcher, meaning on who was fortunate enough to own his own business and employee journeyman/apprentice butchers would have had a comfortable if middle class life by medieval standards. He would have certainly still worked for a living, and devoted much of his time to his business, probably much of it hands on, but he and his family would have had a house of several stories, perhaps a servant or two, and a reasonable amount of security. Journeymen butchers would have worked for a master and earned a daily wage. They would not have been as well off but as a skilled person with a guild controlled traded they certainly would not have been considered "poor".
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How was the Architecture in Late Middle Ages in Spain?
Spanish medieval architecture was Gothic, with high arches and a lot of stained glass in the churches, and a feel of airiness. This was true through the entire late Middle Ages, though the period can be broken down into several distinct Spanish styles. I have added a link below.
What is the center of learning that educated people in the faith?
In the Middle Ages, a lot of the education was done in monastery schools and cathedral schools. Priests were educated further in seminaries and, later on, medieval universities. Ordinary people got their religious education at the local church.
Is there any difference between Middle Ages Medieval and Dark Ages?
The Dark Ages is a part of the Middle Ages. It is the early Middle Age, when there werea lot of wars and stuff. At this time, there was no centralized government, meaning that most people lived in the countries, and the kings didn't have much power. The power was held by the Lord of an estate, because they had their own army to protect themselves and their people with, while the kings' armies were too slow to defend the people. Because of this, people relied on the Lords, and the only thing connecting all these estates was their religion- Christianity. Christianity was the only centralized power; all obeyed the pope. At this time, they believed that people should be obedient, faithful, and know their place. People slept with their animals (pigs and cows), except for the Lords. However, the late Middle Age was different. The power shifted back to the king, and people moved back to the cities. They got a new agricultural system called the "three-field system", and produced more crops than ever. Compared to the Golden Age that came next, the early Middle Age was dark alright, and that is why some call it the Dark Ages. In most cases, Dark Ages mean early Middle Ages, back in Ancient Greece, when Dorians destroyed the Mycenaean Greece, in the period that literature was lost. For the Middle Ages, look at the paragraph above for specifics.
What would a troubadour of the Middle Ages need to do to become a master?
You mean a master troubadour? A lot of talent and to be a good salesman. These people were more gypsy than anything else and had to be smart because they were on the move. With a lot of luck they came under the protection of a court where they could stay.
When did children start work in the middle ages?
There is not a lot of recorded history about child labor in the Middle Ages, but we do know that they started as apprentices at about the age of seven. Most children were not apprentices, but were of the laboring class of serfs, who had no particular need for specialized training. The children who lived on farms probably started working at a younger age. The Wikipedia article on Childhood as the following quote at the beginning of the section on the history of childhood: "It has been argued that childhood is not a natural phenomenon but a creation of society." This is much more a comment on our times than on the Middle Ages, but it is something to keep in mind when studying other times and places. There is a link below.
