Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, historian of the downtrodden, dies at 94
Add to your saved storiesSave A shepherd and shoemaker argue about who has greater money woes. A misogynist peasant grouses about women. A village priest becomes a double agent, pretending to care about his breakaway flock while working secretly with the Vatican to save his own skin. We are eavesdropping on the French hamlet of … Read more