We know that the Magnates and peerage made some cutbacks and prettified fewer of their residences – but what of the Gentry, who by and large would have 1 or 2 manors? And the peasantry and their yardland?
The origin appears to be a 1809 poem in the Sporting Magazine, but the theme seemed very fitting and so the ambiguity (are the pigs a mockery or a metaphor of the struggle?).
I seem to remember another episode featuring pigs but I can’t find it now; it would deserve its own pig song. There are also many sheep and lamb songs, although they tend to be light on the political commentary and more into frolicking young maids/shepherds.
A brilliant episode, one of the best non-political history podcast episodes I’ve ever heard. And trust me, I’ve binge listened to more podcasts than I ought to admit to. Bravo! Please continue bringing social and economic history to life. You are good at what you do.
This most informative episode on land usage and the impact of Enclosures reminds me of a firm favourite in my cherished collection of folk songs about pigs, “Petition of the Pigs in Kent”, which I heard from local folkie Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week:
http://magpielane.co.uk/andyturner/afsaw/Petiion_of_the_Pigs_in_Kent.mp3
More info, as always, on Mainly Norfolk:
https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/petitionofthepigsinkent.html
The origin appears to be a 1809 poem in the Sporting Magazine, but the theme seemed very fitting and so the ambiguity (are the pigs a mockery or a metaphor of the struggle?).
I seem to remember another episode featuring pigs but I can’t find it now; it would deserve its own pig song. There are also many sheep and lamb songs, although they tend to be light on the political commentary and more into frolicking young maids/shepherds.
A brilliant episode, one of the best non-political history podcast episodes I’ve ever heard. And trust me, I’ve binge listened to more podcasts than I ought to admit to. Bravo! Please continue bringing social and economic history to life. You are good at what you do.
Jack, you are very kind, I am glad you enjoyed it