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100 LIT All land belonged to the king who bestowed parcels of it in separated lots as fiefs to various feudatories on condition that they supplied soldiers when required . This was called military tenure and provided for a specified ...
100 LIT All land belonged to the king who bestowed parcels of it in separated lots as fiefs to various feudatories on condition that they supplied soldiers when required . This was called military tenure and provided for a specified ...
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Orders came through the king's writ , addressed to the shire - reeve ( sheriff ) as the king's agent , with supplementary writs to other sheriffs for help in regard to labour , transport and materials . In the case of a royal castle ...
Orders came through the king's writ , addressed to the shire - reeve ( sheriff ) as the king's agent , with supplementary writs to other sheriffs for help in regard to labour , transport and materials . In the case of a royal castle ...
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Then the enemy , giving up hope of their safety , allowed Falkes ' wife , all the women with her and Henry ( de Braybroke ) , the king's justice ( whose capture by Falkes ' brother had caused the siege ) with other knights whom they had ...
Then the enemy , giving up hope of their safety , allowed Falkes ' wife , all the women with her and Henry ( de Braybroke ) , the king's justice ( whose capture by Falkes ' brother had caused the siege ) with other knights whom they had ...
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