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My grandparents were peasants but sadly spoke little about their lives.I‘ve always been drawn to agriculture:I worked a season as grape picker in France&on a mountain hut in Austria milking cows but I always had a romanticized view of peasant life.I loved this book,which gets quite philosophical at times.Although I didn‘t learn about my own ancestors I have an idea what my grandparents lives could have been like& there‘s nothing romantic about it.

There‘s some great interesting nuggets of peasant lives and interesting stories. It just felt like I had to find them in some longer winded set ups. I think a different organization might have helped it for me; I liked it, but it came at a price.

There are so many places and times I‘d want to visit if time travel was a thing but this is not one of them. The book gives a clear picture of a small village during the Middle Ages. There are a few moments of pleasure but it was mostly a time of every moment being about the survival of you, your family and your fellow villagers. It is a wonder anyone survived. 4🌟#BookedinTime #EarlyMedieval

2024 is all about the challenge of filling other challenge prompts from my own library. Starting off #BookedinTime with 2 physical books from my shelves.

#ArtfulAugust Day 29: #SexySteamy seems a good fit for this John Berger novel.

Bond Men Made Free is all about providing context for the Wat Tyler Riot: so much context, context that reaches back a couple of centuries and extends across Europe. But he devotes a scant 7 pages devoted to the riots themselves. A lot of what Hilton has to say here is interesting -- he has a particular interest in social class -- and I'm glad I read the book. But I wished to learn a little more about the uprising itself.

My school library is purging. These two were in the bins. Any takers? LMK

Elvis got to the cover but the art is still intact. What is even happening here? Why are the oxen so small? I have so many questions.

But this book was SO good. If you like history and economics, give it a read. It‘s fascinating the way Christianity influenced early European economics, from the prioritization of cereal crops to make bread to the role of monasteries as creditors. It‘s not an easy read but it‘s chock full of knowledge 😁

Y‘all. That title. 🤦‍♀️ I had to buy it. 🤷‍♀️ #corona