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Ploughing Tilling Fighting: A History of Peasants
The Beginning (1/4)56 min
Available until 22/06/2026
Many Europeans are probably descended from medieval peasants, but we know remarkably little about the lives of the peasantry. Often derided and misunderstood, this four-part documentary tells the story of these people at the bottom of the social scale from the early Middle Ages onwards.
Director
Stan Neumann
Country
France
Year
2023
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