Yes! I forgot I read that. Superb!
It was reassuring to know people in the late middle ages actually DID bathe occasionally. And what about those tights and pointy shoes with dingle-dongles?
As for your comments on "Folly", I can't really respond adequately, it's been years since I read the book. But I do remember being disappointed at the time at what I felt was left-wing propaganda. I despise propaganda, even when I happen to agree with it.
That's why I come to the Zone, everyone here is so level-headed and logical and adheres so strictly to the facts.