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in title, tags, annotations or urlBishops in the Middle Ages | Middle Ages - 1 views
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The Bishops being a key figure of the society and being wealthy by virtue of his position in the clergy used to live either in a castle or a manor
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Every king was supposed to have one Bishop in his court for consultation.
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The rulings of the clergy affected everyone during the Middle Ages.
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Bishops (Tenants in Chief) - Feudal System In Medieval Europe - 4 views
The Middle Ages - 5 views
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dies and language
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A History of "Trial By Ordeal" | Mental Floss - 0 views
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“trial by fire” was a much more literal term, and was one of the many categories of “trial by ordeal” that permeated the judicial system of Europe, Asia, Africa, and colonial America.
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the gods intervene and show a sign that indicates guilt or innocence.
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Feudalism and Religion in the Middle Ages - 8 views
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eudalism was the main political system in the Middle Ages.
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The Church had the same amount, if not more, power and wealth than the kings.
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All schools taught religion, most politicians were also priests, and no food was eaten without first saying thanks to God.
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Feudal Justice - 1 views
Law and Order of the Middle Ages - 1 views
Microsoft Word - Medieval People.doc.pdf - 2 views
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Kings needed the good will and support of the Nobles and Knights so they granted them lands in return for their military services. The Nobles and Knights would in turn grant some of their lands to Freemen. Life lived under the Medieval Feudal System demanded that everyone owed allegiance to the King and their immediate superior. Everyone was expected to pay for the land by providing the following services:
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Medieval Castle was governed by the pyramid-shaped Feudal System. This was based on the belief that the land belonged to God - but that the Kings, who ruled by Divine Right, managed the land and used it as they wished.
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land belonged to God
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Feudal Justice - 1 views
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it was also a system of local justice.
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right of jurisdiction gave judicial power to the nobles and lords in cases arising in their domains and had no appeal but the King himself.
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Knights, barons, and dukes had their separate courts, and the king had his court above all.
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Top 10 Medieval Castles in England - 0 views
Castles in Medieval Times - 0 views
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Large stone castles were built in Europe from about the 1100’s to about the 1500’s. These huge buildings served not only to defend the country from foreign invaders but as the basic tool in preserving the king’s and the nobles’ power over the land. The social system was very rigid in the Middle Ages.
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Under Feudalism, the basic social structure in this time, all land was held by the king. The king gave pieces of this land to various high nobles, in return for their help in fighting his wars or in putting down rebellions. Not only did the higher nobles have to fight for the king themselves, they had to supply a certain number of lesser lords and other knights to help fight also. These higher nobles then gave some of their land to lesser knights, in return for their help in battle. Below all the knights were the serfs, who actually farmed the land. They gave a portion of their crops each year to the lord who ruled over them, in return for use of the land and protection.
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castles as symbols of their power for all to see.
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