Talk:A Remedy to Cure All Ills/@comment-5621713-20130216095033/@comment-5102537-20130216104614

Gaius wasn't a slave but as court physician he had a similar status like everyone else in Camelot who wasn't of noble blood. Basically, they were all servants, from cooks, stable guys maid- and men servants to the common soldiers. To be a free citizen of a kingdom meant that they had the right to buy/own land and probably even to have servants themselves. If I'm not mistaken, as a free man Gaius was even allowed to leave Camelot (and his job) without the king's permission. Maybe it was one level below nobility.

Found this on the internet:

"Moreover, peasant rebels, as in the German Peasants' Revolt of 1525, demanded freedom (abolition of serfdom) and a wide range of rights, such as the ability to elect their own pastors. The tie between "freedom" and citizenship was so strong that in England most towns referred to citizenship as "the freedom." In Worcester and countless other English towns, no one could carry on any trade unless he held citizenship. Whether in England or in the towns of western Germany, urban citizenship could range as high as half the adult male population (York), or it could drop to 20 percent or less (Bristol)."