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Medieval borders changed very frequently. Would the average peasant particularly care if, say, they went from being French subjects to English subjects? Was there a sense of "patriotism" or devotion to their former state? Would they even notice right away? How did daily life change after "conquest"?

by /u/derstherower in /r/AskHistorians

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