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Thus was developed , not suddenly , but over some considerable period , the system of land tenure which is known as ... of a mediaeval aristocrat was due to his wealth , this consisting almost entirely of the revenues from his lands .
Thus was developed , not suddenly , but over some considerable period , the system of land tenure which is known as ... of a mediaeval aristocrat was due to his wealth , this consisting almost entirely of the revenues from his lands .
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Some idea as to the state of affairs during this unhappy period may be gathered from the Anglo - Saxon chronicler's notes on the year 1137 , two years after the death of Henry I : " and they filled the land full of castles .
Some idea as to the state of affairs during this unhappy period may be gathered from the Anglo - Saxon chronicler's notes on the year 1137 , two years after the death of Henry I : " and they filled the land full of castles .
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I have explained in the first chapter that the fundamental principle of the feudal system was that all land belonged to the king , who bestowed it , however , in the form of fiefs , on his various feudatories on the condition that they ...
I have explained in the first chapter that the fundamental principle of the feudal system was that all land belonged to the king , who bestowed it , however , in the form of fiefs , on his various feudatories on the condition that they ...
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Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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| Title | The English Castle British heritage series English countryside series |
| Author | Hugh Braun |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | B. T. Batsford, Limited, 1936 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2020 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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