Peasants

We consider them the lowliest of the low and just using the word peasant can cause offense in some circles.

But it’s only because we don’t really know what we are talking about. If we did, using the word might be considered a good thing representing, as it does, a move towards independence, status, a greater freedom as well as an acknowledgement of where the real power lay in medieval society. But to find out about all that, you’ll need o listen to this episode.

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