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the original everyman who fed empires and occasionally toppled them with pitchforks
word rootfrom Latin pagus, meaning rural district or village
the majoritycomprised 80 to 90 percent of medieval populations
revolt historyEngland's 1381 uprising briefly seized London
three estatesmedieval society's lowest official rank, those who labored
diet realityate more vegetables and grains than feasting nobles