Set in a Silver Sea: The Island Peoples from Earliest Times to the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1Collins, 1984 - 470 pages |
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... peasant was confronted by uncertain demands on his time and by galling restrictions on his economic freedom of action . Among these were the obligation to grind his corn , bake his ... peasants had been able to free 297 PEASANTS IN REVOLT.
... peasant was confronted by uncertain demands on his time and by galling restrictions on his economic freedom of action . Among these were the obligation to grind his corn , bake his ... peasants had been able to free 297 PEASANTS IN REVOLT.
Page 331
... peasants ' revolt and its repression were over . Only the smouldering ashes of anger and resentment remained ; that ... peasants had risen , they had loosed their vengeance on the entire ruling class , murdering , raping , torturing and ...
... peasants ' revolt and its repression were over . Only the smouldering ashes of anger and resentment remained ; that ... peasants had risen , they had loosed their vengeance on the entire ruling class , murdering , raping , torturing and ...
Page 334
... peasants dispersed to their homes , instead of allowing him to assume the powers God had granted him for the good of subjects , his guardians and counsellors had continued to keep him in tutelage . Nor had their stewardship been ...
... peasants dispersed to their homes , instead of allowing him to assume the powers God had granted him for the good of subjects , his guardians and counsellors had continued to keep him in tutelage . Nor had their stewardship been ...
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