Terry Jones' Medieval Lives 1 - The Peasant

Emmy nominated history series with Monty Python star and medieval enthusiast Terry Jones. The popular image of a medieval peasant is a person dirty, diseased and downtrodden, little more than a slave. However, Terry discovers that the medieval peasant was in fact literate, emancipated, highly political, legally savvy, house-proud and healthy (albeit with terrible breath).

Higher quality but region blocked video can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg3YDN5gTX0

Other episodes:
The Monk
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-2-The-Monk
The Damsel
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-3-The-Damsel
The King
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-The-King
The Minstrel
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-4-The-Minstrel
The Knight
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jone-s-Medieval-Lives-5-The-Knight
The Philosopher
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-6-The-Philosopher

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