Modern History TV explores how medieval peasants traveled vast distances using local knowledge, itineraries, and sometimes traveling on foot for months. Discover how they navigated the muddy, variable roads and the social experience of long pilgrimages and market journeys.
Jason Kingsley, CBE, the modern Knight, discusses how and why peasants might have traveled in medieval times and why.
Thanks to Hereford Cathedral.
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