Is This Some Sort of Peasant Joke?

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Meme
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Date Started: 2016 (first known instance)
Related: Reaction Image, Reaction Gif
See Also: Memes, Horrible Histories
image of a medieval rich man with the caption "I'm sorry, is this some sort of peasant joke that I'm too rich to understand?"
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Is This Some Sort of Peasant Joke? is a meme involving a gif or screenshot of a clip from Horrible Histories in which a medieval rich man asks 'I'm sorry, is this some sort of peasant joke that I'm too rich to understand?' when one of his peasants wants a pay rise.

The meme is often used as a reaction image/gif, particularly in instances where the person wishes to criticise a rich figure, either in real life or fandom.