HIST 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Horse Collar, High Middle Ages, Commercial Revolution
4 Feb 2015
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Royal baby bill/law: ended male primogeniture, put in place around 11th century stabilized european states, all land was passed from father to son major feature of feudalism. Feudalism is a political system governing political decision making. Fief: parcel of lands in feudal tenure: piece of land that is given to a vassel, example: dutchen of lancaster in england (?) Allodial lands: land not in feudal tenure. Subinfeudination: subdivision of fief: a knight getting his own set of vassels and sectioning off his land, put a stop to it because . Scutage: fee paid in lieu of military support. Standard was 40 days of battle for your lord: high & late middle ages: the use of scutage became a thing if you couldn"t fight your 40 profits. Men under 21, women under 14 considered minors: if the father dies the king or lord would hold their estates and manage their, they also got to decide who they would marry.
