To what extent did common folk in c. 1200 Europe have an understanding of the physical bounds and geography of the larger polity they were a part of? Would an English laborer, if shown an unlabeled map of the kingdom, recognize it as "England"?

by AsksRandomHistoryQs

This of course also has the underlying question of how readily available were maps, and how "accurate" were they, although I recognize accuracy isn't a strictly objective term as how a map would be understood changes over time to reflect the norms in making them.

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ManusDomini

Excellent question, I've partially answered a question much like this before in the context of Antiquity, where the answer would not be dissimilar, in case that helps?