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GCSE History · key term
A system of relationships in which landholding was linked to obligations such as loyalty and military service.
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Paper 2
A medieval system of landholding and obligations in which power was organised through relationships between the monarch, nobles and those who worked the land.
A hierarchy of landholding in which people held land from a superior lord in return for obligations, including loyalty, payments and military service.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A system in which land was held in return for service to a lord, including military service.
Revise: Societal Influence and Patterns of Change in WarfareUnder the feudal system, land was granted in return for service to a lord. Military service was one such obligation, and those serving were expected to provide their own equipment and provisions. This connected the organisation of an army to the organisation of landholding.
A system of relationships in which land was held in return for obligations, including military service.
A system in which landholding was linked to obligations, including providing military service to a lord.
A system in which land was held from a lord in return for loyalty and service, linking different levels of medieval society.
A system in which land was held from a lord in return for loyalty and service.
Paper 2
A system of relationships in which landholding was linked to obligations of loyalty and service between a lord and those holding land from him.
Revise: The Norman Conquest and the Feudal SystemThe feudal system linked landholding to loyalty and service. Land produced income, which supported armed men, so redistributing land also redistributed military and political power.
Paper 1
A social hierarchy in which landholding linked the king and powerful lords through obligations of loyalty and service, while peasants worked the land.
Revise: Characteristic featuresMedieval society was organised in a hierarchy, with the king at the top, powerful landholding lords below him and peasants forming the largest group. This arrangement is commonly described as the feudal system. Landholding connected power with obligations: kings granted land to supporters, who owed them loyalty and service and helped govern the country.
A system of relationships in which landholding was linked to loyalty and service, including military service.
A system of relationships in which landholding was linked to obligations such as loyalty, military service, rent or labour.
A hierarchy of landholding in which people held land from a lord in return for loyalty and services, especially military service.
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