
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.
First Aired: 4/23/2024
Languages: English, French, Irish, Italian, Spanish
Created by: Stan Neumann
Type: Documentary
Companies: ARTE, Les Films d'Ici
Countries: France

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.
Sheilagh Ogilvie
Self - Historian

Catherine Ringer
Self - Narrator (voice)
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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2025

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2022
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2020

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2026

2022

2019

2020

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2023

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1997