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COMMAND The commanding officer of a castle was usually the constable ( q.v. ) , or castellan , to whom the custody of the castle was entrusted by his lord . The lord himself was rarely present during a siege , probably for the following ...
COMMAND The commanding officer of a castle was usually the constable ( q.v. ) , or castellan , to whom the custody of the castle was entrusted by his lord . The lord himself was rarely present during a siege , probably for the following ...
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A tenant had also to provide his lord with ' aids ' ( money payments on the knighting of his eldest son , marriage of eldest daughter or contribution to his ransom ) and hospitality - free entertainment whenever lord visited ( with ...
A tenant had also to provide his lord with ' aids ' ( money payments on the knighting of his eldest son , marriage of eldest daughter or contribution to his ransom ) and hospitality - free entertainment whenever lord visited ( with ...
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On major festivals there were gifts from tenants to lords and vice - versa and munificent gifts from lords to each other . ... A C15 development whereby small tenants contracted to wear a lord's livery and badge and to fight for him in ...
On major festivals there were gifts from tenants to lords and vice - versa and munificent gifts from lords to each other . ... A C15 development whereby small tenants contracted to wear a lord's livery and badge and to fight for him in ...
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