Feudal system
- Created by: saffie2016
- Created on: 07-06-18 23:20
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- Feudal System - the Basics
- why introduced?
- ensured king had troops for free
- army = expensive - pay for men, horses, equipment & food
- Most expensive troops = Knights
- system meant will could call army at any time
- ensured king had troops for free
- structure?
- structure with the person at the top has the most power
- will made sure he was at the top
- the actual structure (powerful at top)
- King
- tenants in chief (Lord, Bishop)
- under tenants (vassals)
- peasants (some free men, some bound to one lord)
- under tenants (vassals)
- tenants in chief (Lord, Bishop)
- King
- structure with the person at the top has the most power
- how was it created?
- Will gave land to tenants in chief that were loyal
- in return they most provide troops when king needs
- land service called "fief"
- land held by a vassal in return for service to a lord
- sometimes required holder to provide knights for battle
- Knights had to provide 40 days a year service - unpaid
- Lords had to provide knights with money to live on when they serve the king
- king needed the knights to fight
- tenants granted land to followers to reward them & so they can fulfil obligations to king
- Will gave land to tenants in chief that were loyal
- why introduced?
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