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thats much more 14th century. by the 17th century serfdom had been "abolished" (old lizzy the first did that)
by KaiserPro 2y ago
thats much more 14th century.
by the 17th century serfdom had been "abolished" (old lizzy the first did that)
- legitster 2y agoSure, but the article quotes a 1577 ruling to justify the case that pigeons were only eaten by the elite. By the 17th century the private dovecote might have hung around as a status symbol, but there's no reason to believe that in certain places and circumstances and fashions during this whole period common folk were not eating pigeons if they could afford it.