A History of the European Rural Life
The history of the European peasantry, which has undergone many upheavals over the centuries: from its rise in the Middle Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire, through the oppression of the nobility and the Church, to the struggles for freedom and modernization in the present era.
Episodes
By the 6th century, the disintegration of the Roman Empire was complete: no more state, no more big cities. The European peasantry was born. A change...
Around the year 1000, growth resumed in Europe. This was the product of the work of peasants, who were even more exploited and despised, especially by...
Peasants don't need to know. If they knew how to read or write, they could challenge the titles of the rulers and the authority of the Church, like th...
In the 19th century, Europe's farmers were finally free. But the Industrial Revolution and modernization precipitated their decline. Deserting the cou...
Cast
Catherine Ringer
Self - Narrator (voi...
Miklós Attila Szőcs Boruss
Self - Farmer
Massimo Montanari
Self - Historian
Chris Wickham
Self - Historian
Edith Peytremann
Self - Archaeologist
Sheilagh Ogilvie
Self - Historian
Jean-Pierre Devroey
Self - Historian
Morgan Ody
Self - Farmer
Olivier Savoy
Self - Farmer
Tim Soens
Self - Historian
Lyndal Roper
Self - Historian
Antonio Onorati
Self - Farmer
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