POL 201 Lecture 1: POL 201 Notes
12 Sep 2016
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Primo-genitive- the eldest son gets everything- including the crown. Anglo saxons practiced this- much like the catholic church. England was divided up into shires- king william. Doomsday book- audited everything in the country, so that the king would know what he owned, then he could partial it out to his hierarchy. Knight service- knight owed the king days of fully armored calvary- protection. A suit of armor costs about the same as absently costs today. Hierarchy- splitting responsibilities and possessions subfeudalism: king, lord, vassals. These people would attack one another to take each others properties. Feudal contract- oath to the king that they will be loyal, and provide knights- before god: if you didn"t obey then you would be charged with treason, and put to death because of heresy. The king had to be ruthless because he was in charge of everything. King william i (duke of normandy: william ii rufus because of ruthlessness- died when someone.
