Title: What impact did the feudal system have on society? - The feudal system and the Domesday Book - KS3 History Revision - BBC Bitesize
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The feudal system and the Domesday Book
What impact did the feudal system have on society?
Some people rebelled against the system
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The feudal system and the Domesday Book
The feudal system was a way of organising society into different groups based on their roles. It had the king at the top with all of the control, and the peasants at the bottom doing all of the work. Part of
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The Middle Ages (12th to 15th century)
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What impact did the feudal system have on society? Medieval knight on horseback
It seemed to historians that the feudal system was a way in which a king could rule a violent society, with access to a large army of knights, whilst the majority of the population provided them with the resources to do so. The feudal system gave early medieval kings an army – the 'feudal host'. The feudal system was the basis of the medieval class system. The system established where in society people were, with the king in control at the top of the pyramid and the peasants at the bottom. The knights of the feudal system developed ideas of 'chivalry', from the French word 'cheval' meaning 'horse'. These ideas have given us many of our beliefs about what is 'good' conduct – loyalty, courage and defending the weak.