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Interesting question. For much of the middle ages, English peasants were required by law to carry bows at all times. This was so the king could raise an army without great expense, because the arrow of an English longbow could penetrate armor and kill a knight from well over 100 yards. But this also meant the English peasants had a good deal of power of their own. And the nobility had to respect that power.

I would have to say yes and no. Life was almost certainly easier for English peasants than for their continental counterparts. But it really was rather hard for most people, I think.

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