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You have less holidays than a Medieval peasant (i.imgur.com)
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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is pretty much debunked, I think the original source for this claim was that they only worked 150 days per year in the service of their lord, but they worked the rest of the time to feed themselves.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any links to the debunking?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That makes some claims but doesn't really back it up.

That said, it sounds more reasonable. Cows gotta be milked. You don't get vacation from that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They didn't have days of work for their lord. It just didn't work like that.

Students worked this number of days because they were thought by monks.