Ap English Feudalism Research Paper

Feudalism is a system of cooperation among peoples which was basically an exchange of land for protection. Given the three countries of France, Germany, and England to further explore feudalism in, I chose England.

Feudalism in the country of England began in the year of 1066, following after the Battle of Hastings, and the Norman Conquest. The Normans were led by William the Conqueror, who was crowned King William I of England. He was also, therefore, the leader of England during the time period in which feudalism was active.

William the Conqueror himself claimed all of the land in England and he divided it between himself, which made up about 20 percent, the church, which made up about 25 percent, and the remainder of the English land was

This book gave the new King of England full details of the land, the people, and how much taxes and dues would be paid to the Normans. Only two lasting

Englishmen were left as actual landowners in England, and both of them turned traitors to the

English.

The English population fought hard against the Normans and feudalism. Rebellions were lead by the mother and family of the deposed King Harold. Hereward the Wake also lead a rebellion. They, however, were defeated.

Feudalism in England was based on a pyramid of power. The Normans split up the English land and retained and maintained their power by building castles as power bases to control the

English population. Also, under feudalism, the Lord of the Manor had specific rights, which included hunting, judicial, and taxes.

The Decline of Feudalism came because of many events. Including: The Black Death, changes from a land-based economy to a money based economy, and the establishment of a

Centralized government.

As you can tell, Feudalism was a very important part of History. Many people might believe that what goes on in country’s other than ours does not matter, but it does in fact matter.

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