The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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... land tenure which is known as the " Feudal System . ' " " The strong position of a mediaeval aristocrat was due to his wealth , this consisting almost entirely of the revenues from his lands . The king had therefore to make sure that ...
... land tenure which is known as the " Feudal System . ' " " The strong position of a mediaeval aristocrat was due to his wealth , this consisting almost entirely of the revenues from his lands . The king had therefore to make sure that ...
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... land full of castles . " They cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle - works ; " and when the castles were made they filled them with devils and evil men . " and they said openly , that Christ slept , and His saints ...
... land full of castles . " They cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle - works ; " and when the castles were made they filled them with devils and evil men . " and they said openly , that Christ slept , and His saints ...
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... land he had received . This amount was assessed not necessarily in terms of the area of the land but in accordance with the amount of actual wealth it brought 53 Twelfth - Century " Knights , " from a 58 LOFTY WALLS The Inhabitants of ...
... land he had received . This amount was assessed not necessarily in terms of the area of the land but in accordance with the amount of actual wealth it brought 53 Twelfth - Century " Knights , " from a 58 LOFTY WALLS The Inhabitants of ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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