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Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do

  • Written by Bobbi Sutherland, Associate Professor, Department of HIstory, University of Dayton
imageWinter in a peasant village, painted by the Limbourg brothers and published in the medieval illuminated manuscript 'Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry.'Pierce Archive LLC/Buyenlarge via Getty Images

When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the reality of the...

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