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Feudalism and Medieval Knights

Introduction

In the Middle Ages there were three classes or 'estates ' into which everybody could be divided up :

Coat of Arms: Richard I or Richard the Lionheart (Public Domain Image) 

  • The Church. These were the priests, bishops and monks who prayed for the people.

  • The Lords. These were the men who ruled and fought and defended the people.

  • Ordinary People. This was the great majority of folk whose job was simply to work and feed themselves and everyone else.

  

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