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My interest is that the feudal lord was living off the backs of others. The state taxing land to build hospitals is not the same thing.
by branchless 9y ago
My interest is that the feudal lord was living off the backs of others. The state taxing land to build hospitals is not the same thing.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoLords often got their start in lording by building a bridge.
- rexpop 9y agoI would read the heck out of a book that purported this.
- rexpop 9y agoYou might enjoy Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, and Resistance https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17802312-stop-thief https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17802312-stop-thief