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Editor David Herlihy gives examples of the principal types of documents that historians use in their investigations of feudal society. These include not only la

Gives a clear and concise account of the feudal system, from its origin and growth to its decay. Also covers the principles of feudal tenure, chivalry, the mili

Presents facts on the structure of feudal society, showing how people lived and worked, and major events of the time such as religious persecution and the crusa

Originally published in 1943. Sidney Painter explores the Angevin and Plantagenet baronage by surveying the methods that barons used to increase their prestige.