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The Glorious Ruins of Ayutthaya, Thailand’s Old Capital

Upstream from Bangkok lies the destroyed capital of Siam, one of the most beautiful cities ever lost to history.

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The Glorious Ruins of Ayutthaya, Thailand’s Old Capital
Art, TravelDan BeauchampThe Art of Labor, Paris, France, Kingdom, Duke of Berry, Joan of Arc, Medieval, Middle Ages, Illuminated Manuscript, Book of Hours, Very Rich Hours, The Limbourg Brothers, Christianity, Jacques, Louvre, Jacquerie, Labor, Work, AgricultureComment

The Perpetual Labor of Jaques by the Limbourg Brothers

In Medieval France, the peasantry — derided as Jacques Bonhomme — perpetually toiled for the noble class.

Art, TravelDan BeauchampThe Art of Labor, Paris, France, Kingdom, Duke of Berry, Joan of Arc, Medieval, Middle Ages, Illuminated Manuscript, Book of Hours, Very Rich Hours, The Limbourg Brothers, Christianity, Jacques, Louvre, Jacquerie, Labor, Work, AgricultureComment
The Perpetual Labor of Jaques by the Limbourg Brothers
Art, TravelDan BeauchampThe Art of Labor, Canterbury, London, England, Illustration, Illuminated Manuscript, Labor, Serfs, Peasants, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Kingdom, Medieval, Middle Ages, Magna Carta, Reeve, The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer, Chaucer, Queen Mary Psalter, Black Death, Black Plague, John Ball, HarvestComment

The Religious Toil of British Serfs

Serfdom was a hereditary curse, preserved by the Catholic Church.

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The Religious Toil of British Serfs