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Poetic history repeats itself

The situation in France today: a president who thinks or thought he was 鈥渞oyally鈥� above the overtaxed people recalls the peasants鈥� revolt in medi忙val England.

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The rebellion failed, and the king executed its ring-leaders, who included in their number one John Ball, remembered today for a couple of lines from a poem of his. 鈥淲hen Adam delved and Eve span, where then was the gentleman?鈥�

Few understand the reference to the 鈥済entleman鈥�.

The 鈥済entleman鈥�, a word of French origin, designated the oppressors of the people. Adam and Eve were salt of the earth. 鈥淒elving and spinning鈥� (Saxon words) were the occupations of the Anglo-Saxon oppressed.

There was no 鈥済entleman鈥�, of course, 鈥渨hen Adam delved and Eve span鈥�. History does seem to repeat itself!

Stephen BURROUGH, Charente

macron letters and comment gilets jaunes france medieval uk

macron letters and comment gilets jaunes france medieval uk