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theleveller | How reliable is Folk History ? (241* d) | RE: Lyr Add: How reliable is Folk History ? | 12 May 18 |
It's been said that the victors write the history - or at least the educated, privileged classes. Historians like Hobsbawm, E P Thompson and Christopher Hill tried to redress the balance and Hill's excellent book, Liberty Against the Law, draws on popular ballads, poem and plays to paint a different perspective on history. Well worth a read. |