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The medieval peasant is often believed to have led an idyllic existence, with a healthy country lifestyle, hearty food, and his own house and land.
In The Return of Martin Guerre, Gerard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye explore the life of a peasant impostor in 16th-century France.
A wide-ranging survey of commercial life in Britain, from the Viking era, through to the sixteenth century.
A review of Ian Mortimer's latest book, a lively and fascinating guide to fourteenth century England.
In June 1381 a hated poll tax became the catalyst in a conflict in which the Tower of London was breached for the first and last time during the Peasants' Revolt.
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