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EYESORE 9001

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1. I would say, 'not very accurate' for the time period

Reply to nycbos (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2024, 09:01 AM

Sep 2024

Peasants in Britain wouldn’t have been likely to organize, lest they run afoul of some local warlord - much less the king of the realm. Perhaps there’s an analogy among the peasantry in areas with high Slavic populations. I understand they were latecomers to the feudal system.

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How Accurate is Monty Python's Anarcho-Syndicalist Peasant Scene? [View all] nycbos Sep 2024 OP

I would say, 'not very accurate' for the time period EYESORE 9001 Sep 2024 #1

Ah. Not trying to be pedantic but this did occur wolfie001 Sep 2024 #3

If only the peasantry had 'acted up' in Arthurian times EYESORE 9001 Sep 2024 #4

So true my DU friend wolfie001 Sep 2024 #5

I've read a lot of historical romance novels MyMission Sep 2024 #2

Communal farms Cirsium Sep 2024 #6