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Medieval masterclass 2: Domination 750-1215

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The Night and Feudalism

In mediaeval society, there's two words: chivalry and feudalism. The question is whether they meant anything in the mediaeval period. What transforms a gonnegarden mounted war into a knight? Think about the bare tapestry. And you will be the man to correct me if i'm wrong. They're not fighting with corrage lances. So does the stirrup create feudalism? That that's the essential argument. It costs an awful lot to train a knight, to keep a knight in kit and horses. Does the necessity of the outlay on knights, because they're such a potent battlefield weapon, leads to lords packaging up their ands and giving it to

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