Peasant Life
Half-Hour History: Secrets of the Medieval World
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The Vasi Dominici, the Vassals of the Lord
In medieval England and Ireland, the gentry were absentee landlords. They had daily contact with a steward or a bailiff. The peasants did not want to interact with these people. In theory, those peasant farmers were under everybody else in that pyramid.
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