Montgomery Gentry

Everyone gained and got something from feudalism, even Kings. In the Medieval Ages, Kings gave land in return for what his part of the feudal system. All the land in Medieval Europe was owned by the Kings ("People of the Middle Ages"2), and the king would make laws, with ministers and parliament (Macdonald, 30). Since there was only one of him, he gave land to loyal Lords and Knights to rule land ("People of the Middle Ages"). The king would give land to Knights, who would become vassals. The king

Feudalism is the military, social, and political system of the Middle Ages based on protective alliances and land-holding. The word comes from the Latin word feudum which means fief, an estate of land. The feudal system was based off of the obligations and rights of people living during the time. Landowners, also known as lords, gave their land in exchange for military protection and other services. This granted land was called a fief, meanwhile, the person receiving it was called a vassal. Feudalism

A feudal society is one in which the lords carry a significant measure of power by owning land. Workers known as Serfs are included on the land. Serfs owe the lord a certain amount of labor as well as give the lord a portion of their goods. The lords then gives protection to the serfs from their knights. To get knights, the lord offers a fief(land) to the knight in exchange for military service. A feudal society had the characteristic of being decentralized. It also had major roles and responsibilities

Feudalism was a very popular social system in the Medieval ages, and provided a give and take system for both parties. It was a fairly simple system, those of nobility or higher power would give up some of their land (also called a fief) to the peasants (or serfs) and offered them protection in exchange for them working the land and being sent out to war when needed. This allowed for both parties to gain something out of the transaction and was the basis of the relationship between a lord and a vassal

The manor system is an economic arrangement between both the lords and the serfs. There is a mutual agreement between them. This was a basic economic system that thrived in the Middle Ages. During these times, the manor was the lord’s property. This is where he would live and thrive. The lord’s were high on the feudal pyramid which meant they were almost as great as kings. They would give land out in exchange for a bond. This may be raising farmland or having military protection. The people in these

Feudalism was an effective system of organization in the Middle Ages for many countries. The system of feudalism made it possible for everyone to get what they needed, Feudalism relied on the manor, it’s major economic force to keep the economy of feudalism going. Feudalism would have fallen apart without each role providing the feudal society with their goods and services, the shepherd was only one of these vital roles. Feudalism was an effective social, political and economic organization of the

the two men who had been so knighted were allowed to remain knights subject to the payment of a fine. Knighthood did not become a hereditary class in England, and instead the knightly class (those eligible to be knights) became the nucleus of the gentry. As a military institution, knighthood was on the wane from the late 13th century on. The end of feudal society meant that sovereigns gained a monopoly on war-making, and the old form of military service owed to one's immediate lord became obsolete

Counts vs. Daimyo By examining Japan and Medieval Europe’s past, both areas had feudalism incorporated in their social structure. Feudalism was a relationship among the upper class, in which a member of the nobility was granted land, and in return promised to protect the king, who gave them their land. The nobility referred to are counts in Europe and daimyo in Japan. Both are generally governors who rule over a substantial subsection of the empire with certain duties and obligations. Daimyo and

Major General rule was an idea by Cromwell to help reduce the threat of royalist conspiracy and to help further his need for ‘healing and settling’. However, the rule lasted less than a year due its unpopularity and lack of support from the local gentry. In addition, the Major Generals themselves were either inconsistent in their application of the aims or were negligent in their duties. Furthermore, the unrealistic aims of the rule set them up for failure before the rule had even begun, historian

months it was not unusual for the whole court to regularly move from place to place on progress. These processions gave a chance for the laity to to have a glance at the royal person and also gave the monarch a chance to entertain and impress local gentry who did not have access to the royal court in London. Even though these procession's were used to gain support from all over England in truth they were mainly confined