| 单词 | feudal system |
| 例句 | The antiunion coalfields of West Virginia came close to the feudal systems of the Middle Ages, where the lower classes worked for landowners and remained indebted to them for life. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z That’s the kind of fatalism and pessimism typical of a repressive feudal system, where peasants have no reason to believe in the efficacy of their own work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But China and Japan never developed that kind of oppressive feudal system, because feudalism simply can’t work in a rice economy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Up in my room I started my homework on the feudal system for Mrs. Coscombe. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z That doesn’t make me fall in love with the feudal system. Noam Chomsky on Donald Trump: 'Almost a death knell for the human species' 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The whole square was shaped into the symbol of the fuero, a feudal system of government that prevailed across the Basque country. Basque Giant, Finally Embraced 2010-09-15T12:40:00Z “Thank God the feudal system remains firmly in place in the United States of America in the ’90s,” Mr. Sellars said when the production was broadcast on television a few years later. Music Review: Call It ‘The Green Card of Figaro,’ With Thanks to Mozart 2013-06-16T21:49:33Z After India’s independence and the abolition in the 1970s of the last vestiges of the princely feudal system, Bikaner House was vacated by its noble tenants and put to civic use. An Airy Store in a New Delhi Palace 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z To counteract this one-way, feudal system of financial gains, he suggests that we become more ferocious agents of our own informational resources. Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier – review 2013-02-27T07:59:01Z The result was multiple strands of governing hierarchies rooted in the feudal system, each level able to make its own decisions while being subservient to those higher up. Neither holy nor a failure 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z And the feudal system was succinctly illustrated in a parody of the classic Cleese/Corbett/Barker sketch from The Frost Report, a routine even older than most of the parents here. Prom 20: Horrible Histories ? review 2011-07-31T17:06:00Z The anthropologist Taylor Genovese warns that corporate colonies on Mars would be a means of creating a feudal system, with a work force trapped on another planet. ‘Last Exit: Space’ Review: Not-So-Final Frontiers 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The largely rural population is scattered over the mountainous landscape, crippled by an entrenched feudal system, under-development and neglect by the local and central government. After devastating floods in Pakistan, some have recovered but many are struggling a year later 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z In the Medieval period, Europe had a feudal system in which kings granted land to nobles, landlords and knights in exchange for military assistance in wartime. How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The feudal system flourished in the High Middle Ages. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Many social and political structures of the fourteenth century, such as the Mongols’ dominance and the economic and land-ownership conventions that made up the feudal system, ultimately ceased to exist. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The incident ended with the Chinese taking over Tibet's government and dissolving what they say was a feudal system. China: Dalai Lama furore reignites Tibet 'slave' controversy 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The book, about a rebellious teen girl living in the English feudal system of 1290, has been beloved by readers for nearly three decades. Why 'Catherine Called Birdy' changes the book's ending 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Land ownership remains an extremely feudal system in Pakistan, made up largely of vast estates cultivated by farmers who work as forced labor, primarily in the form of debt bondage. ‘Very Dire:’ Devastated by Floods, Pakistan Faces Looming Food Crisis 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Above all, the feudal system would have a long legacy in forming the basis of later political structures, and the Latin Church would be the essential European intellectual and spiritual institution for centuries to come. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z To consolidate political control and reverse the fragmentation of the Zhou era, officials appointed by the emperor were dispatched to govern on his behalf, which cast aside the older feudal system of governance. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z This period was characterized by the rise of a sophisticated feudal system and relative stability in Chinese politics. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Under the European feudal system, kings had no regard for democracy, human rights or the rule of law. "King Trump" dreams of a glorious return: It seems preposterous, but we laugh at our peril 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Under the feudal system, a noblewoman could inherit an estate from her husband. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The feudal system was born in response to that chaos and disorder. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “They basically operate under a feudal system that provides some sense of normalcy to people,” he said. Deadly standoff in Venezuela leaves over 20 dead, officials say, in latest escalation of gang violence 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z In this feudal system, those deemed impure are excluded from all spheres of life, including access and opportunity to education and work. Even in the U.S. he couldn't escape the label 'untouchable' 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z “We eliminated the exploitative feudal system that had persisted in China for thousands of years and established socialism,” he says. Chinese Communist Party 100th anniversary: Xi Jinping delivers key speech – live updates 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z After the breakup of Charlemagne’s empire, French counts and dukes ruled their lands independently under the feudal system. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Because monarchs already existed within the feudal system, they enjoyed the benefits and respect of tradition. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Why should the crown be allowed to carry on with a feudal system just because they want to? Prince Charles vetted laws that stop his tenants buying their homes 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z As Vincent Canby wrote in his New York Times review, the Merchant Ivory film was about “the last, worn-out gasps of a feudal system that was supposed to have vanished centuries before.” Hollywood’s Obituary, the Sequel. Now Streaming. 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Among assaults on the teetering feudal system is California’s pending Fair Pay to Play Act, which would allow the state’s college athletes to make money from the use of their names, images and likenesses. SNYDER: NCAA’s new agent rules just another power play 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Under Russia’s feudal system, serfs were bound to the nobles whose land they worked. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The basic economic units in the feudal system were the lords’ manors. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “The question is: why should the crown be allowed to carry on with a feudal system just because they want to?” Prince Charles vetted laws that stop his tenants buying their homes 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Serf, noun: a laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord’s estate. What is Uber? Forget the sharing economy – it's just a libertarian scam | Dominic Rushe 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Originally from the US, Kaye Char has lived in Sark for 14 years and was once on the island's constitution committee under the old feudal system - something she feels should never have changed. Is democracy working in Sark? 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z This rigid feudal system managed to keep the country free of civil war. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Plague itself did not destroy the feudal system. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Inclusiveness and coexistence is critical in Ethiopia because of differences in terms of tribalism, and religion and the virtually feudal system of land ownership which prevailed in the past,” he said. In Ethiopian leader’s new cabinet, half the ministers are women 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z However, a “feudal system persists in medical departments” where the expectation is that doctors should be on call 24 hours a day. Japanese medical university admits to discriminating against female applicants 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z “In the feudal system, you showed your allegiance by this kind of touching.” Emmanuel Macron’s Bromance With Trump Takes Its Toll at Home 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z A similar feudal system existed in China under the Zhou Dynasty, which ruled from around the 11th century B.C. until 256 B.C. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z All of these factors began to undermine the feudal system, weakening the power of the lords. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “They rejected it as the vestiges of a feudal system. They thought you should get good service regardless of how much you are able to tip,” she says. 'You will be sexually harassed': just one of the perils of working for $2.13 an hour 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Under the feudal system, those who owed a military duty to a local lord or monarch would traditionally be bound to serve for a set period of time in limited engagements. How the Real History of Mercenary Armies Might Hint at What's Next on 'Game of Thrones' 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z That August, the feudal system and tithes were abolished and the Declaration of the Rights of Man enumerated the principles of the revolution. The Surprisingly Peaceful History of Bastille Day Celebrations 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z The feudal system was based on rights and obligations. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If passed by Parliament, the legislation would amount to a small revolution for France, which some say never truly abolished its feudal system of privileges. With Macron’s Blessing, France Unveils a Sweeping Ethics Overhaul 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Otherwise we really are living in a feudal system. Today’s Inequality Could Easily Become Tomorrow’s Catastrophe 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z But, says the Atlantic, “the origins of the property tax aren’t American at all. It, instead, has roots that date back to Europe’s feudal system.” California Inc.: Want to be in the drone biz? Pass this test 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z His own tradition he described as “too close to the feudal system.” The Dalai Lama’s practical path to peace 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z This marked the beginning of a feudal system of localized rule like that of ancient China and medieval Europe. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z This is more of a problem in old countries like Britain which were founded on feudal systems. How can you make inheritance fairer? - BBC News 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The caste system was abolished in 1871 along with the feudal system. Japan's hidden caste of untouchables - BBC News 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Is it a weak feudal system run by warlords? Reddit's sound and fury 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z They did not own the land but were tenant farmers, part of a feudal system which survives to this day. Land reform - The battle to decide who owns Scotland - BBC News 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z In the feudal system, status determined a person's prestige and power. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Living as royalty in a feudal system meant accepting that all relationships, romantic ones especially, were transactional. Game of Thrones became its own worst enemy, and I need to let it go 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z If this hints of the royal lines of the European monarchs, then it should not be at all surprising that the English Lords in their continuing attempts to perpetrate their ancient feudal system. Nevada Dynasty Trusts Strike Gold In Perpetuities in Bullion Monarch 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z He points to a “feudal system” in which politicians protect pirates in return for a cut of their profits. The ungoverned seas 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Before the 13th century the old feudal system of justice prevailed, under which anyone accused of a crime could be charged, tried and sentenced by the lord of the manor. Ten of the best collective nouns 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Gradually, the growth of towns and villages, and the breakup of the feudal system were leading to more centralized government and the development of nations. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His website includes a drawing comparing corporate America to the feudal system, a complaint Mr. Icahn often voices. Icahn Raises Apple Stake, Urges $150 Billion Buyback 2013-10-25T13:38:25Z For generations, they’d lived under a feudal system that hadn’t substantially changed. Jhumpa Lahiri: “Brotherly Love.” 2013-06-03T04:00:00Z "The Chinese propaganda always says the Tibetan people are very happy, that they were liberated from the feudal system under the Dalai Lama," he said. IHT Rendezvous: Tibet's Desperate Toll Keeps Climbing 2012-12-05T09:38:44Z The early growth of capitalism weakened the pre-existing patriarchal feudal system. Today's Economist: Nancy Folbre: The Unhappy Marriage of Capitalism and Conservatism 2012-11-26T11:00:47Z It stems from a unique relationship between the individual and the state established back when most of Europe was operating a feudal system. David Cameron's Swede dreams 2012-06-19T01:08:21Z In the sharply-defined class distinctions of the feudal system advancement was almost impossible to one not born within the charmed circle of gentle blood. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z It seems to be taken for granted that horsemanship and hunting belong to the feudal system, and are strictly entailed in county families. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The feudal system of China left a strong ethnical, linguistic and intellectual heritage of unity, which was stronger than the cultural disunities and particularities appearing in certain of the states. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z The feudal system never was admitted among them; they never would submit to it, and they have preserved those privileges, which all others have long since surrendered. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z The development of the middle-class, the bourgeoisie, became incompatible with the maintenance of the feudal system; the feudal system, therefore, had to fall. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z Under the feudal system, the confiscations were for the benefit of the seigneur haut-justicier. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z These were privileges enjoyed by tenants under the feudal system. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The history of the feudal system in Europe makes up a very large part of the history of the Middle Ages, particularly of the period between the ninth and the fourteenth centuries. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z It must be remembered that land tenure in ancient Hawaii was almost the same as that of the European feudal system. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z In this, as in many important events, the Chinese have been before western nations, their feudal system having terminated anterior to the meridian of that of Europe. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z But the honour is not older than the introduction of the feudal system. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The feudal system proved more deficient in this respect than very raw forms of early society, which make up for deficiencies in State protection by the facilities of acquiring slaves and punishing them. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z At one time it was customary to trace back all these features of the feudal system to the institutions of Rome. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z In the 11th century the feudal system was completely developed in France and Germany, and the modes of thinking, speaking, and acting derived from it pervaded all the relations of life. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z We are up against the dear old feudal system. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z In the first place, the Crusades represent the attempt of a feudal system, bound under the law of primogeniture to dispose of its younger sons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The feudal system once established produced certain effects quite apart from the Conquest, effects which flowed from its own inherent properties. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The letter is an admirable statement of the spirit of the feudal system at its best. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z In Germany the feudal system was seen at its strongest and its worst, and law was paralysed while the men of lust and blood were supreme in their own dominions. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z This might be well enough, where the feudal system prevailed, and estates, by the law of descent, continued long in families. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The rule forbidding them to fight, save in defence of the Church or of their country, dealt a severe blow at the feudal system, and therefore met with much opposition among the great barons. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z But as a general rule, and with unimportant exceptions, the feudal system is quite as much characterised by the collegiate organisation of its parts as by their monarchical exterior. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z From being under the most antiquated feudal system, the empire has suddenly become one of the most progressive states. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Others deal with the great institutional features of medieval society—the development of the feudal system, of the ecclesiastical system, and of the free political system of England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The oppressions of tenants that were perpetrated under the feudal system, when ignorant lords of manors impeded production by every species of extortion, may be estimated by one or two circumstances. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Poland, a country still kept in poverty by the feudal system of its government, 101. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z The conquerors transplanted their own language, customs and religion to their new possessions, and endeavoured to institute the feudal system of land-tenure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z During the last forty years the feudal system of Japan has grown into a representative government, and the old conservative manner of thought and conventions have had to give way to progressive ideas. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z When discovered by the Spaniards, they were to a great extent civilised and organised in a feudal system. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z In England there had been, before the Norman Conquest, an approximation to a feudal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The norm for the centralisation and organisation had not been, as in nearly all the rest of Europe, the feudal system, but the surviving fragments of the Roman structure. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z In the feudal system there was no room for them. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Beneath the feudal system all Europe has long groaned, and from it England is not yet free. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z They are organised in a strict feudal system, the headman or datto of each village is in fact the only free man of his clan. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z With the Norman conquest the feudal system was introduced, and the manors were held in capite of the lord by the tenure of castle-guard of the castle of Swansea, the caput baroniae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z It was a feudal system that was intended mainly to supply “jobs for the boys.” Happiest Vs Most Hated Jobs: Is Bureaucracy A Bad Thing? 2011-09-18T11:14:48Z In Ireland and Scotland, the bards gradually passed away with the decline of the feudal system, and the power of the native princes and chieftains whose glory they sung. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Among the blessings which the French revolution has produced to that nation we enumerate the abolition of the feudal system, of injustice, and of tyranny, on the 4th of August, 1789. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z They are organised on the same feudal system as the other tribes being governed by their dattos. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The connexion between representation and the feudal system of estates must be shortly noticed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Can it be believed that the democracy which has overthrown the feudal system and vanquished kings will retreat before tradesmen and capitalists? Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z The clan system holds an intermediate position between the patriarchal and feudal systems. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z The feudal system, with which knighthood was in fact bound up, precluded chivalry to women in its full modern sense. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z The same causes that established the feudal system there, had, in the course of two centuries and a half, changed a nation of freemen into a nation of serfs. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Their mutual dissensions during the late long minority, had a good deal weakened their respective strength; and the progress of time was gradually softening the more repulsive features of the feudal system. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Thus he has never developed any aristocracy, nor any feudal system. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z The quit-rent was handed down from the feudal system of medieval times. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z To the leaders of those warriors the country owes the origin of its feudal system. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Such a "loaned" estate was also called feod, whence the term "feudal system," which, gradually modified by time, grew from this basis. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z Many reasons have been assigned why the evils of the feudal system should have been more severely felt in Scotland than elsewhere. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z We have been told to seek in the forests of Germany the origin of the feudal system and the conception of the Gothic aisle. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z They wanted the abolition of the feudal system, the establishment of equality and a share in power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Mr. Khan insisted that the feudal system is such that no villager would host an outsider without checking first with him. Secret Held if Bin Laden Lived Here, Village Says 2011-05-08T00:13:25Z But, although the feudal system was still in force, the obligation to render military service, formerly belonging to it, was nearly at an end. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z Hence the practice of entailments in the feudal system. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z In the earlier state of the feudal system, the lords and retainers did not necessarily reside side by side. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Before 1790 France was divided into thirty-three great and seven small military governments, often called provinces, which are, however, to be distinguished from the provinces formed under the feudal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Up to that time the basis of Japanese laws and institutions was Chinese moral philosophy, ancestor worship and the old feudal system. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z He abolished, as far as possible, the feudal system introduced by the Normans, and laid the foundation of a representative form of government. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z The old feudal system has yielded in one case to force, in another to peaceful and slow evolution. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z A few years after the abolition of the feudal system, namely in 1872, the first Normal School was established in Tokio; and some seventy young students were collected. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The feudal system had in fact turned against the throne, the vassals using it to secure a permanent hold upon offices and 814 fiefs, and to get possession of estates and of power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z We use the term “feudal system” for convenience sake, but with a degree of impropriety if it conveys the meaning “systematic.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z In Thuringia and Saxony, however, the nobles had become a privileged class, recognized by the laws, and thus was laid the foundation for the feudal system of the Middle Ages. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z Yes, it may be true and a right practice in the feudal system, but in the modern-day democratic societies the practice is misplaced. A family affair 2011-03-08T16:54:40Z To begin with, they have no feudal system in existence.' A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z With the fall of the feudal system, in the early seventies, society was reorganized. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z While these different feudal systems have shown a general similarity of organization, there has been also great variation in their details, because they have started from different institutions and developed in different ways. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Many antiquarians consider the colonial slavery of the Romans as the true origin of the feudal system. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z This feudal system was a sort of crystallization of society about power. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z If it had not been on account of the existence of a feudal system, such phenomenal change would have been most difficult. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The league of Lombard cities embodied the revolt of trade against the feudal system, of merchants against uncertain and excessive taxes, of burghers against foreign princes, in short, general discontent with an outgrown political system. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The kingship formed the nucleus of new governments as the feudal system passed away. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z This was the feudal system, which was a net-work of reciprocal duties. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z But the castle, being too colossal to be pulled down at once, remained entire for a long time, after the feudal system had been abolished and the Lord of Imabari summoned to Yedo. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z It is to be remembered that the new order under the new system of government, especially the abolition of the feudal system, widely changed the accustomed occupations of the Japanese at large. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Poor Sicily, overridden by barons and priests, lagged behind, a prey to the feudal system, and so unsusceptible to new ideas that the reforming prime minister could not budge the dead weight of custom. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The feudal system with which history most concerns itself is that of medieval western Europe, and it is that which will be here described. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z When the Reformation began the bauer, or peasantry, believed that their hope lay in the abolishing of Catholicism and of the feudal system. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z As one of the last remnants of the corporate feudal system, reserved spots have nearly disappeared from office lots across the country. Reserved Parking Is So Yesteryear 2011-02-03T22:00:00Z Thus was abolished our feudal system without any murmur.' A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The original cause of the Mafia was probably self-protection, the lower classes banding together to save themselves from the oppressions of the upper classes who clung to the remains of the feudal system. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The relics of the feudal system still dominate Scots conveyancing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z It is too late to try the feudal system in the year of our Lord 1829, Miss Martin. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z To see Windsor, moreover, is to comprehend as at a glance the old feudal system, and to feel in a profound and special way the pomp of English character and history. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Again, when the final abolition of the feudal system was decided upon, he joined the cabinet almost for that special purpose, and his weight went a long way in achieving that aim. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Here the impetuous Emperor, Henry VI, had seated his German barons, setting up fiefs for them, and reëstablishing the feudal system under the Imperial suzerainty. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z In these two ways then the feudal system was formed, and took possession of the state territorially, and of its functions in government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The feudal system of land tenure supplanted the tribal system. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z I rather believe in the old-fashioned feudal system, personally. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z It was chiefly through their efforts that the abolition of the feudal system was ultimately brought about.' A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z This deals with the contest between the Empire, representing the feudal system, and a new social force, the spirit of trade, represented by the Lombard cities. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Nor was the feudal system established in any sense by the settlement of the comitatus group on the conquered land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z "But what have we to do with feudal systems, Mr. Newcome? and what is there in common between the landlords of New York and the nobles of Europe, and between their leases and feudal tenures?" The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z He knew nothing of the feudal system, nor of a landlord in the English sense. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z He schemed the total abolition of the feudal system, the initiation of the idea having been impressed on him by Ito. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Under the feudal system the term of service in the field for the liegemen of the Emperor had been forty days; but that time was too short for an effective campaign. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z In some places the white landlords have begun to break up their plantations, selling small farms to ambitious Negroes—a significant sign, indeed, of the passing of the feudal system. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z With the development of the feudal system the distinction between the official and the national dukedoms was more and more obliterated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z They are eclectic, from the agitprop of secular Palestinian groups to the intoxicating promises of Lebanese partners bent on abolishing the nation’s vaguely feudal system a generation ago. In the Mideast, No Politics but God?s 2010-10-24T01:49:00Z Then again, the lords and their retainers could not be made penniless immediately on the abolition of the feudal system. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z He undertook to check and suppress the communes by reviving the old feudal system. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The good landlord, generally speaking, is the one who knows by inheritance how a feudal system should be operated. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z Territorial System.—The feudal system was of course a territorial system in principle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The feudal system introduced by the Normans, though beneficial in some respects as tending to ensure the personal security of individuals, operated powerfully against progress in agricultural improvements. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide This period of the system of military power is the period called by the writers in the Western languages the "feudal period," and the system is called the "feudal system." A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The feudal system which arose after the break-up of the Empire was little adapted for the encouragement of posts. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The bad landlord represents the degeneration of the feudal system: he is in farming to make all he can out of it this year and next, without reference to human life. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z But the weakness of the feudal system in England was preparing, through the 12th and 13th centuries, a nation in arms absolutely unique in the middle ages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The United States are the most remarkable examples now before the world of the reverse of the feudal system,—its principles, its methods, its virtues and vices. How to Observe Morals and Manners It was the issue of notes by the national banks, which were established in all parts of the country after the abolition of the feudal system, and which numbered at one time more than 150. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The sword was the argument used on both sides, and a conflict between the brehon and feudal systems had commenced which still continues in Ireland. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland His writings are characterized by an extravagant admiration of the feudal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" They enable us to perceive, even in its most minute detail, the most admirable of all societies, this hierarchy of consciousness, this feudal system of vassal souls, of which our personality is the summit. Underground Man From the time of Edward I. the feudal system and all the feelings connected with it declined very rapidly. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 A strict subordination of ranks was established which has been aptly compared to the feudal system. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II They appear to be trials of strength between neighbouring rivals, conducted upon the plan of warfare during the middle ages in which the feudal system reigned. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology With the growth of the feudal system, however, the title gained in France a special significance which it never acquired in England, as implying the jurisdiction of which the castle became the centre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" The country is governed on the feudal system. The Unveiling of Lhasa Poland, where the feudal system still continues to take place at this day as beggarly a coun536try as it was before the discovery of America. On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation Later the Counts of Holland governed, and after the Crusades, when the feudal system was perfected, the great towns became practically independent. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women The rural parts of England, Scotland, and Ireland are still, in fact, under the feudal system. Political economy To attach his leudes Charles had to give them church lands as precarium, and this had a very great influence in the development of the feudal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" One point for its study is the feudal system, which continued there until the middle of the nineteenth century, and another the brigandage for which it has been known for ages. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. On the introduction of the feudal system the use of carriages was for some time prohibited, as tending to render the vassals less fit for military service. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" What rendered the feudal system in the end insupportable, was the change of manners, strengthening of government, and cessation of private wars, which left its evils, and took away its blessings. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 The book concludes with an elaborate examination of the feudal system in France. A Short History of French Literature Gunpowder and cannon, a few years later, doomed the man-at-arms, and the rise of strong monarchies crowded out the feudal system. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 The second may present the early history of Japan; its feudal system, its religions, its varied government, down to the opening of the country in 1853. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. CASTLE-GUARD, an arrangement under the feudal system, by which the duty of finding knights to guard royal castles was imposed on certain baronies, and divided among their knight’s fees. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Under French rule, which has modified the old usages in many respects, local government of the Annamese type tends to supplant this feudal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The feudal system of tenure was prevalent almost everywhere. Revolution and Counter-Revolution or, Germany in 1848 The feudal system of land-tenure was abolished by his father, and there is now scarcely a feature of it remaining. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 It is certain that the feudal system after the Norman model never existed among the Saxons in this island, or on the continent of Europe, previously to the Norman Conquest. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Index: E Introduces modified form of feudal system into Canada, 175. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History As regards the influence of the feudal system upon the position of women, it might be safe to say that feudalism at first made little change in their condition. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) But she had a feudalism of her own, which survived long after the European feudal system was outgrown by other nations. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 The feudal system, which had been further consolidated during the thirteenth century, had exacerbated the tensions of the peasants, and hostilities among the boyars increased. Area Handbook for Bulgaria The former were entirely subjected to the feudal system, and their lands forfeited and parcelled out among the Norman chiefs. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards While every branch of philosophical, of rational investigation, was thus unpursued and unknown, commerce, which is incompatible with the feudal system, was equally neglected and unimproved. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem But the feudal system was not devised for the purposes of love, and matrimony, while not inherently prejudicial to them, omitted, as an institution, to consider love at all. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern There could be no feudal system of that sort here in the very heart of Africa! The Blind Lion of the Congo During this period the social system resembled the feudal system of Western Europe. Area Handbook for Bulgaria The leading principle or idea embodied in the feudal system was that of a head, or chief, with dependence by the vassals and retainers. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Several ages before this period the feudal system had degenerated into the most absolute tyranny. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Under the old feudal system, the servants of every family were its hereditary retainers, and from generation to generation desired no higher lot than personal service in the family to which they belonged. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition This was more true in the days of feudalism, when the lines were more rigidly defined than now; though the influences of the feudal system are still perceptible and will long endure. Oriental Women The feudal system found its expression in various forms of homage and of fealty, upon which it was founded. Women of England The feudal system was, moreover, fertile of the military spirit, and this in its fullest vigor was necessary for the defence of the nation, as well as of individuals, in the dark ages. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Though the corv�e formed a characteristic feature of the feudal system, it was, as an institution, much older than feudalism, and was already developed in its main features under the Roman Empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" As well might we conclude, that a limited monarchy is unstable, because that under the feudal system the nobles frequently made war upon their king, and disturbed the publick peace. Essays on the Constitution of the United States The government under which they lived was a peculiar form of the feudal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The shogunate and the feudal system had fallen, to rise no more. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The effects of the Commonwealth under Cromwell must also have struck fatally at the rigors of the feudal system, in common with many other oppressions, from which they never revived. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards There was no political cause, until at a later time, when the feudal system was developed, for calling men into existence. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition He abolished the feudal system, and divided the country into provinces over whom he set officers directly responsible to himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The relations which subsisted between the flaiths and the b�-aires formed the most curious part of the Celtic tribal system, and throw a flood of light on the origin of the feudal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Civil society became a classified organism instead of a formless combination of atoms, and the feudal system gradually arose. The History of Freedom But what have we to do with feudal systems, Mr. Newcome? The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1. Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts The feudal system of industry, under which industrial production was monopolized by close guilds, now no longer sufficed for the growing wants of the new markets. Manifesto of the Communist Party The feudal system, initiated more than four centuries previously, and consisting of a number of vassal states owning allegiance to a central suzerain state, had already broken hopelessly down, so far as allegiance was concerned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Would he carry us back to the early stages of barbarism, of clanship, of the feudal system as “a consummation devoutly to be wished?” Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature The result was the feudal system, the most absolute contradiction of democracy that has coexisted with civilisation. The History of Freedom It is a condition akin to the feudal system of warfare, when private interests can employ troops of mercenaries to wage war at their command. Violence and the Labor Movement We have passed the feudal system; they are not yet clear of the patriarchal. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) It has unfolded itself as a vast improvement over the crude feudal system. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times The bridge was a narrow stone structure, with its entrance surmounted by a gloomy, massive arch, upon which was reared a tower, a relic of the feudal system, which had braved the storms of centuries. Maria Antoinette Makers of History Civilization will not die with the death of the capitalist system of production any more than it did with the feudal system. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View A private patron then became his only defence, and thus was hastened the strictly feudal system. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 This custom represents the germ of the feudal system. History of Human Society Upon the banks of the St Lawrence they established the feudal system of holding land, the only system they knew. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 Before France could compete with England, she had to rid herself of the feudal system, and obtain a Magna Charta. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Romanism began its career as a child of the feudal system for the production and distribution of commodities for the profit of the owners of the land and the means for its cultivation. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View The idea of voluntary obedience, however, having dawned and become penetrated with the light of Christianity, formed the first element of the feudal system. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 The manner in which it broke down the feudal system after receiving the quickening impulse of the crusades has also been dealt with. History of Human Society He would, however, check the incentives to accumulation by abolishing the feudal system, primogeniture, titles and entail. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Protestantism won the allegiance of industrial communities when the young business class was struggling to emancipate itself from the feudal system. The Social Principles of Jesus Without the feeling of loyalty on the part of retainers, a feudal system could not exist. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I In the feudal system, however, it is not the state which guarantees, secures, and defends the rights of the individual. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 There were many attempts to unite these cities into a strong confederation, but owing to the nature of the feudal system and the general independence and selfishness of each separate city, they proved futile. History of Human Society These military men were under the authority of Yoritomo and formed the beginning of that feudal system which was destined to prevail so long in Japan. Japan This was essentially the code of the feudal system. The Ethics of Coöperation He pleaded vigorously for the Middle Ages feudal system, and for the right of his own aristocratic class! Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck We shall meet with this principle in systems the most opposite: in the feudal system, in the municipalities of Flanders and Germany, in the republics of Italy, as well as in simple monarchies. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 The feudal system was built upon predatory tribal warfare, where possession was determined by might to have and to hold. History of Human Society The term daimyō152 came into its full and modern use only when Ieyasu reorganized and consolidated the feudal system of the empire. Japan In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. The 2008 CIA World Factbook The term hundred was a relic of the feudal system. Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699 These are the church and the feudal system. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 The kings of the English people soon became the kings of England, and the feudal system spread over the entire island. History of Human Society The financial questions involved in the suppression of the feudal system were serious and difficult. Japan Without those things, the condition of society in the Middle Age would be inexplicable, and the feudal system could never have developed. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome At the time of the discovery of America, England and most of the nations of Europe were controlled by the feudal system. Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699 Such was the first effect, and it was an effect purely material, of the establishment of the feudal system. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 In Hungary the feudal system still exists in all its pristine barbarity. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement The task to which Ieyasu devoted himself during the years of his residence at Yedo was that of consolidating and settling the feudal system of the empire. Japan And this was the direct outcome of the feudal system. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion This king was the first to establish in Europe what is called the feudal system of land-tenure. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In the same liberal and enlightened spirit Guizot views the feudal system, the next grand characteristic of modern times. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 Back in those days, a thousand years ago, men had built a system of government that historians called the feudal system. Empire It is very possible that the feudal system may have been well adapted to the state of Europe in the middle ages. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject That is the code of the feudal system. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I It embodies the ideal of the old feudal system, but without the personal tie between master and man which humanized the feudal relationship. Progress and History Then it was that the feudal system became necessary, inevitable. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 It is more than doubtful whether the abolition of the feudal system found a place in the original plan of the leaders of progress. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The feudal system, as before remarked, has, in a great measure, been thus outgrown in all the European states. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. The 2003 CIA World Factbook It was only after 1746, and on the breaking up of the feudal system, when men's minds began to calm down, that any attention was paid to Scottish antiquities. Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. A decisive proof that, in the tenth century, the feudal system had become necessary, and was, in truth, the only social state possible, is to be found in the universality of its adoption. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 They were, however, few in number, whereas the miyatsuko were numerous, and this comparison probably furnishes a tolerably just basis for estimating the respective prevalence of the prefectural and the feudal systems. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It was a counterpart of the feudal system of Europe in which every grade from king to serf found a place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. The 2003 CIA World Factbook The feudal system had reduced the ancient free peasants to bondage; most of them were tied to the soil and deprived, of course, of all political rights. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Under the feudal system these men lived isolated, each in his own habitation, at a great distance from each other. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 This was an important step in the development of the feudal system. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The typical kingship in medi�val Europe, after the full development of the feudal system, was very different indeed from the kingship in early Greece and Rome. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest By the laws of the feudal system, the tenants and laborers on the property of a baron were his "villains," or slaves. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 A return to the narrow regulations and guild monopolies of the fourteenth century would have proved as fatal, in the fifteenth, as a return to the feudal system in the thirteenth. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day We observed this in our brief survey of the feudal system. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The feudal form of government and the feudal system of holding land are so different from anything with which we are now familiar that it is difficult for us to understand them. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe It has largely limited the old oppressive feudal system of the country, and has formed a kind of responsible Ministry, with departments of foreign affairs, war, justice, revenue, trade, schools, &c. v. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 To certain families tracts were allotted varying from one hundred to five hundred acres, all subjected to the feudal system. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America The transition from the old feudal system to the modern industrial organisation had in his day become unmistakably developed. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill The cities were each ruled by a governor in similar fashion, paying tribute to the central government somewhat after our old feudal system; but for practical purposes they acted as separate nations. The Fire People The great complexity of the feudal system of land tenure made it necessary for the feudal lords to keep careful registers of their possessions. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The old republics and the feudal system opprest individuals much more than did the state. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. It matters nothing whether the Conqueror introduced the feudal system into England, or whether he found it there, or whether that system is almost entirely an imaginary creation, as most probably is the fact. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 The feudal system having taken root in Greece, and having been already introduced into Albania, had necessarily much influence on the contiguous provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia, Servia and Bulgaria. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The feudal system of tenure also operated most unfavorably upon the development of agricultural resources, and the forced partition of lands tended to reduce all the landholders to a fraternity of pauperism. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The church lands drawn into the feudal system. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe In this manner it appears that the feudal system originated—a system which grew into such magnificent proportions in Middle and Western Europe. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy These shops supply the stock of merchandise to the provincial agents; for an intricate feudal system is maintained among the Chinese of the archipelago. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia Again, where did you get your first adequate ideas of chivalry and the feudal system if it was not from Ivanhoe or some similar piece of literature? Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Although they could not be said to live under a regular form of government, there was a certain subordination established among them, not unlike that of European nations under the feudal system. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries From the tenth to the fourteenth century four great forces met in co-operation or in conflict—royalty, the feudal system, the communes, the Church. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Allodial lands, or those held in the right of the individual, and for which there was no obligation of service, except in the general defence, were at length swallowed up by the feudal system. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy But this is as much as you will wish to hear of these old customs, which prove that the Norman feudal system was kept out of this Episcopal manor. Old Times at Otterbourne But the rigors of the feudal system, and the vast preponderance of the aristocracy, proved unfortunate for the prosperity of the kingdom. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Her frontiers, her laws, her feudal system came to perfection. The Story of Rouen Agreeable to your permission, I send you the scroll copy of an essay on the origin of the feudal system, written for the Literary Society last year. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) The feudal system was a very complete embodiment of despotism. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Then you believe still in the feudal system? Lorraine A romance But, in Poland, the Diet of the nation controlled the king, and, as the representatives of the nobility alone, perpetuated the worst evils of the feudal system. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The result was a condition very much like the feudal system; each king had petty chiefs, and these, in turn, their retainers, who were little better than slaves. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The municipal arrangements of England had begun as a practical protest against the feudal system. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV Under the feudal system the land was owned by dukes, earls and barons, who, as members of the House of Lords, alone participated in the government. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy We may apply to our own times, our own uses, our own delight, what the old Heralds and the Gothic Artists have taught us, without even dreaming of wearing armour or re-establishing the feudal system. The Handbook to English Heraldry In point of fact, it was the feudal system of the Old World transported to the New; with the exception that the manorial lords were monks, and the villeins savage men. The Death Shot A Story Retold For another example, there is a discussion of the feudal system. Classic French Course in English "I thought the negroes were the serfs in your feudal system?" Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time He inherits and maintains the tyrannous and oppressive feudal system, that prevents the common people from acquiring ownership of land. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy No sooner, however, has the feudal system prevailed throughout the West, than it becomes evident that Primogeniture has some great advantage over every other mode of succession. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The Malay government is said to exhibit the feudal system in its most perfect form. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Another social institution which was beginning to make its influence felt at the time under discussion was the feudal system. From a Terrace in Prague Both countries had replaced a shattered feudal system by an absolute and united monarchy. John Lyly True, Japan was then under the feudal system, and China and Korea were and still are under monarchy, but in point of absolutism, their governments were all alike. The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 With these legal treatises on the feudal system may be read with great advantage, simultaneously, Robertson's History of Charles V, and Hallam's History of the Middle Ages. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition The individual man had long been boxed up in guild, church, or the feudal system; now the covers were opened, and the new opportunity bred daring, initiative, and ambition. The Facts About Shakespeare So far from abject slavery, not even the old feudal system, as known to exist until comparatively recent in enlightened and Christian Europe, exists in this part of Africa. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party We had played with each other as boys, for the feudal system of the clans was communal and democratic. The Black Colonel It seems to have been some sort of feudal system that the natural bent of the Turanian race tended to develop. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria This personal service in process of time degenerated into pecuniary commutations or aids, and at last the military part of the feudal system was abolished at the Restoration.... The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II The burgher was no longer in the condition of a serf or slave, who could be transferred from one master to another, and he escaped from all the severities and exactions of the feudal system. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys William the Conqueror made the feudal system universal in every part of England, and compelled every English baron to swear homage to himself personally. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The organization of the Roman Empire and the Gregorian ideal of a Catholic Church, now little more than a lingering tradition, was replaced by the feudal system. Beginnings of the American People But Proudhon long ago was right; the railways were the new feudal system; they were the enemy more than clericalism. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 It is reviving many of the evils of the old feudal system of Europe. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Several cities were founded, and the country was divided into fiefs, according to the feudal system of Western Europe. The Story of Russia His position was much like a peasant or a laborer during the formation of the feudal system. Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement I do not doubt that down in that feudal system somewhere lie the roots of some of the finest qualities in the European peoples. Short Studies on Great Subjects Every distinction of rank in the feudal system was still denoted for the most part by a special costume. German Culture Past and Present He had always a strong sympathy with the feudal system which annexed indissolubly the idea of public function with the possession of property. Historical and Political Essays In more historic times there are numerous instances of the tyranny exercised over women by the feudal system. The Necessity of Atheism It was simple, and probably satisfactory, to Exeter Hall; but Downing Street was quite unaware, or had quite forgotten, that the feudal system prevailed throughout Lebanon. Tancred Or, The New Crusade A new kind of feudal system replaced that of the boyars, and fiefs or spahiliks were conferred on the Ottoman chiefs and the renegade Bulgarian nobles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" We have here the conflict between the feudal system and that class of industrial and wealthy persons, together with the majority of the educated public functionaries, who constitute in Germany the citizen-class. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Under the Turk the feudal system of the pre-Turk days continued. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle In despair the feudal system was set aside, and lord competed with lord to obtain landless labourers, or to entice within their jurisdiction those whose own masters ill-treated them in any way. Mediaeval Socialism It seems to me that we are going to establish a theocratic equality by the aid of the feudal system.' Tancred Or, The New Crusade The same fate was reserved for a bill to abolish the feudal system altogether, which was brought in by Mr. Young, the present Lord Advocate of Scotland. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities In those days these functionaries were greatly looked down upon by the Court nobles, and this became one of the causes of the feudal system. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan The military part of the feudal system, which was the most essential circumstance of it, was entirely dissolved, and could no longer serve for the defence of the kingdom. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. The Norman ground all down to a common servitude between the upper and nether millstones of the feudal system—the king and the nobleman. Post-Prandial Philosophy The discord was made worse by the feudal system which was adopted. The War and the Churches Has the feudal system been productive of more good than evil? Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Debate Index Second Edition The feudal system did not grow up till many centuries later. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan So low had the profession of arms fallen, and so much had it degenerated from the estimation in which it stood during the vigor of the feudal system! The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. Though the feudal system had long prevailed in many parts of the Highlands, it had never superseded the older patriarchal system. Claverhouse The breaking up of the feudal system, with the gradual consolidation of the provinces into one kingdom, and the development of the sentiment of nationality, are traced and illustrated. The Beginner's American History The monarchy is the nobility; the counter-revolution—that is taxation, the feudal system, the Bastille, chains, and executions, to punish the sublime impulses of liberty. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Under the feudal system, every large landholder had to furnish the King a stipulated number of men, fully equipped with armor and weapons. The Leading Facts of English History All he could do was toPg 100 draw his income from them, and he was often forced, either by poverty or by his expensive life, to strain to the utmost the old feudal system. History of France It represented neither the purely feudal system of the Continent nor the system of the older English royalty: more truly perhaps it may be said to have represented both. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Something still more like the feudal system of the Old World appeared in the numerous manors or the huge landed estates granted by the crown, the companies, or the proprietors. History of the United States Washington was a combination of land-owner, magistrate, and soldier,—the best combination for a leader of men which the feudal system produced. Four American Leaders The essential principle of the feudal system was the holding of land on condition of military or other service. The Leading Facts of English History From its earliest period this country was under a feudal system of government, with the Mikado as its supreme and sacred head. A Short History of Russia I am told, the alteration of the government is began in this capital, by the abolition of the feudal system, and that it is meant to be continued through the country. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 Contrast the system in your community with the feudal system of land tenure. History of the United States The result was a compact between the powerful and the weak, which was the beginning of the feudal system. A Short History of France The latter refused to accept the feudal system, and continued to split up into savage tribes or clans under the rule of petty chiefs always at war with each other. The Leading Facts of English History His armies were probably raised only upon the occasion which called for their acting, and that in a mode similar to what was established under the feudal system in Europe. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Pilgrim and Puritan, Covenanter and Quaker, Lutheran and Catholic alike left the feudal system and autocratic government behind them when they crossed the Atlantic. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe Nebuchadrezzar reigned less than twenty years, and appears to have secured the allegiance of the nobility by restoring the feudal system which had been abolished by the Kassites. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria He encouraged the rise of towns as part of the feudal system. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) The Middle Ages in Europe during which the feudal system prevailed. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson It is connected also with the principle of the feudal system, into which it would probably settle should it attain to a greater degree of refinement. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants The position of the villein under the feudal system is most complicated. A Short History of English Agriculture It was his purpose to introduce similar reforms into the government of Germany, abolishing the feudal system, and creating a centralized and organized state, with a well-regulated system of finance. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German This taste was still further cultivated under the feudal system, for the knights preferred fighting on horseback to serving on foot. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. The remark has been made by the historian Gibbon that the system thus established "exhibited under other names a lively image of the feudal system which has since prevailed in Europe." The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. In most of these countries the feudal system existed in all its direful oppression. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power In the feudal system of western Europe these old traditional customs had long been modified and stereotyped by written charters. A Short History of Scotland The feudal system itself was an elaborate network of interdependent rights and obligations, in which service was given in return for protection. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century The unity of society which the feudal system and the Church gave to Europe in the Middle Age had been destroyed. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Ere long these commands became hereditary, and the feudal system, which had anciently prevailed among the chiefs of nomes or cantons, re-established itself for the advantage of the members of the reigning house. Ancient Egypt The feudal system, though practically modified, was still the organising principle of the nation, and the owner of land was bound to military service for his country whenever occasion required. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) In the sixteenth century, the feudal system had split into fragments and the normal state of the country was that of civil war. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji Apparently we have not yet recovered manual labor from the deep distrust which centuries of slavery and the feudal system have cast upon it. Democracy and Social Ethics In some respects the organization of the Highland clans is more similar to that of the Rājpūts than the feudal system is. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official The author pursues the beaten track in inquiries of the kind: discusses the character of the Gothic tribes, the nature of the feudal system, and the institutions of chivalry and knight-errantry. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century The feudal system, growing up to meet the necessities of conquerors living on conquered territory, and founded on the principle of military service as a condition of land tenure, made of Europe a vast army. A History of English Prose Fiction Taoism increased as a power in the religion of China, especially after the fall of its feudal system. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji The feudal system with its many imperfections had become a memory, and had been idealized by the people. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I These provincial governors became feudal lords; and thus, with the monarchy, the feudal system was implanted. The Empire of Russia The experiment has been tried with great thoroughness in Poland; and the Poles are now more of a nation than they were under the oppressive feudal system which existed before the partitions. Outspoken Essays Saint Louis himself organized industry, and divided the trades into brotherhoods, put under the protection of the saints from the tyranny of the barons and of the feudal system which had weighted all industry. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future Land was at first distributed in large bodies fitted to accommodate a state of slavery; and the consequence was that a feudal system was inaugurated from the settlement, which has continued with increasing power. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy A common feudal system, if we can call that a system which was essentially unsystematic, reigned over the whole of Western Europe, and, when Western Europe went crusading into Syria, established itself in Syria. The Unity of Civilization Each head of the house was a potentate in his own domain—an absolute ruler of a principality as marked as in feudal times, without the despotism of the feudal system. Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War The feudal system adopted by the Seljuks caused endless dissension among their petty sovereigns, called "Atabegs", all of whom were nominally vassals of the Caliph at Bagdad. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Credit, banking, all modern forms of exchange were coming into use; and agriculture, which the feudal system had kept in a state of torpor, awakened and became a productive power. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future The German races also established everywhere the feudal system, that curious institution, which has been the subject of so much discussion, and has perplexed the readers of history by its incongruities. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology A subordination is established among them, that resembles the feudal system of our progenitors in Europe. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time China itself—a very small country then—southern Shansi, northern Homan, western Shantung—was first divided up under the feudal system; the king retaining a domain, known as Chow, in Homan, for his own. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 He knows as well as anyone the working of the feudal system and the clan system in Scotland in the same age. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times The feudal system, with its absolute power over its serfs, had driven thousands into open revolt; and beggars, highwaymen, and robbers made life perilous and trade impossible. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future Glynn’s significant phrase, precisely as under the feudal system the State proceeded against the private property of rebels and traitors. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) Many of the old families had become wholly extinct; and under the feudal system their estates lapsed to their overlords, the kings. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) When the feudal system fell in France, and all power was centralized in the king, city governments were established by royal edict only. France in the Nineteenth Century The principal characteristic of the middle ages were the feudal system and the papal power. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Villain once had none of the odium which is now associated with the term; but it signified one who, under the feudal system, rented or held lands of another. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures When the Saxon government was first established in England, there was no distinction of freehold and copyhold; the latter, according to Blackstone, was a possession acquired by a vassal subsequent to the Norman feudal system. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 It is impossible to understand Japan or its politics and possibilities without realizing the nature of the governing forces and their roots in the feudal system of the former age. The Problem of China Furthermore, this whole feudal system, with its characteristic etiquette of conduct and speech, was authoritatively taught by moralists and religious leaders, and devoutly believed by the noblest of the land. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Under the feudal system it would have been absurd that women should hold real estate, for the next armed warrior could dispossess her. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Or perhaps he has written some translations of Horace, which he is surprised to find not a novelty; or some considerations upon the value of a feudal system. Some Private Views In the eleventh and twelfth centuries it flourished under the feudal system, and in the fifteenth amongst the oligarchies and tyrannies of Italy. Since Cézanne It was not without a very apparent effort that, remembering the composure of demeanour exacted by the feudal system from all pages, he repressed his excitement and took his usual place. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune They testify that the older forms of politeness were an integral element of the feudal system and were too often a thin veneer of manner by no means expressive of heart interest. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The reply was, "In parishes where the voluntary schools still exist, and the feudal system is mildly administered." Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Queen of Kamehameha I Click Thumbnail for full-size Illustration But as traders came in, as commerce began, as money came into use, the feudal system began to be oppressive. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands Under the old feudal system the possession of land brought nobility and a title, but in the modified seigniorial system of Canada the king could alone confer titular distinctions. Lord Elgin To this we owe the middle ages, the law of inheritance, the spirit of chivalry, and the feudal system, than which no cause more powerful ever contributed to the miseries of mankind. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 We have tried to understand the relation of each characteristic to the Japanese feudal system and social order. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The feudal system has passed away like a dissolving view before the eyes of those who have lived in Japan during the last few years. Tales of Old Japan There is something about those large ranches of southern Texas that reminds one of the old feudal system. A Texas Matchmaker In the proprietary colony of Maryland the Calverts also attempted to establish a landed aristocracy, and give to the manorial lords certain rights of jurisdiction over their tenants drawn from the feudal system of Europe. Lord Elgin Tenure by military service bearing some resemblance to the European feudal system is found in the Rajput States. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History The rise and fall of Japan's phenomenal system of feudal etiquette is synchronous with that of her feudal system, to which it is due rather than to the asserted "impersonality" of the race mind. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The feudal system of land tenure was established; but its political aspect here and in France was quite different. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History He was accountable, then, according to the feudal system, which was not yet entirely extinct, to Ferdinand alone for his actions, and before him must plead his innocence, or receive sentence for his crime. The Vale of Cedars The seigniorial tenure of French Canada was an adaptation of the feudal system of France to the conditions of a new country, and was calculated in some respects to stimulate settlement. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 In France municipal freedom outlived the feudal system. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History They thus discovered the defect of the disjointed feudal system sanctioned by feudal Confucianism. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The feudal system, though practically modified, was still the organising principle of the nation, and the owner of land was bound to military service at home whenever occasion required. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The feudal system, like other stupendous fabrics of past ages, is known only by the rubbish which it has left behind it. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style In a word, before 1600 the feudal system had become the seigneurial system, and it was the latter which was established in the French colony of Canada. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Moreover, under the feudal system, the lady might often be called upon to represent her husband's suzerainty to his vassals, when she was left in charge of affairs during his absence in time of war. The Troubadours The great patroon families, with their vast estates, their patents, their feudal systems, have stood supreme here for years. The Maid-At-Arms A sound proof that in the tenth century the feudal system was necessary, and the only social state possible, lies in the universality of its establishment. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History To this end the spirit of liberty, growing more and more enlightened and more and more vigorous from age to age, has been battering, for centuries, against the solid butments of the feudal system. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style The Revolution, and the break up of the feudal system which had existed in that country for some eight hundred years, ended by placing the Mikado on the throne. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time As something like this threefold system of land existed before the Conquest, a subtle change to the feudal system was comparatively easy by a mere change of name. Popular Law-making The conquest theory applies, for example, to the invasion of the Roman provinces by barbarian tribes who divided the country and developed the feudal system based on land tenure. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II Hence the feudal system was without political guarantee to sustain it. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The economic changes which were produced by the transition to the new principles represented by the feudal system, are as great and in their way as important as the political ones. The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century An Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development Of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes. As to the second, it could develop little in a political community under a feudal system. Bushido, the Soul of Japan To the burdens of the feudal system, compulsory military service and standing armies, our ancestors objected from the very beginning. Popular Law-making This system of holding lands for military service, that is, for fighting for the sovereign when called upon, was called the feudal system. Composition-Rhetoric In most European countries the king, under the feudal system, had been a head who could not enforce his headship. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History We have before us the task of tracing the advance from a period of barbarism to one when the feudal system had obtained an almost complete domination over the social system of Europe. The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century An Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development Of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes. The bonds of the feudal system were losing their hold, and were not yet replaced by those of a hierarchically organized administration. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 Property in land was recognized both among the English and, of course, with the Normans; and in ways so similar that it was very easy for the Normans to impose the feudal system upon England. Popular Law-making The feudal system sometimes entailed these strange and dangerous complications. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 In that singular structure, the feudal system, which rose like a pyramid from the villeins, or slaves attached to the soil, to the monarch who crowned the edifice, the, Jews alone found no proper place. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History We note the universal prevalence of the forms characteristic of the feudal system, and from this we conclude that its principles were as universally adopted. The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century An Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development Of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes. The bonds of the feudal system were losing their hold, and were not yet replaced by those of a hierarchically organized administration. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 For they came in with their feudal system; and the feudal system recognized no absolute ownership in individuals. Popular Law-making We have seen monarchical unity and national unity rising, little by little, out of and above the feudal system, which had been the first result of barbarians settling upon the ruins of the Roman empire. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 This society of the future was not slow to sprout and grow in the midst of that feudal system so turbulent, so oppressive, so detested. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 Primogeniture, regarded by all English lawyers trained under the feudal system as the very basis of inheritance, was simply unknown. The Story of Ireland During her long existence she has passed through very different regimens, the chaos of barbarism, the feudal system, absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, and republicanism. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 A feudal system running with well oiled wheels, the happiest of communities. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I The nation in France and the kingship in France on that day rose out of and above the feudal system. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 The Norman army assumes organization on English soil according to the feudal system which had been its own in Normandy. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 The feudal system was one that always bore hardly upon the poor, and in Ireland the feudal system was at its very worst. The Story of Ireland Her barbarism had its Charlemagne; her feudal system St. Louis, Joan of Arc, and Bayard; her absolute monarchy Henry IV. and Louis XIV. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 Already the feudal system was receiving hard blows in the South of France from the growth of the communes and the authority vested in their consuls. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine There was no doubt about the fact; but the law was not established, nor even in conformity with the entire feudal system or with general opinion. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 The reasons for this fact are not all, or even the chief of them, to be traced to the evils which, in France, the people had to endure under the feudal system. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 On this principle the nations of Europe are associated; it is the basis of the feudal system. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 You can find entire tribes who still employ stone implements and weapons, and several provinces are governed by a feudal system like that of Europe in the middle ages. Modern India Note this point, for there are wrongs existing today that are due to the fact that the feudal system is not wholly stamped out in some countries. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe That was the time when it began to exhibit itself in its different elements, and to arise under monarchical rule from the midst of the feudal system. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 Meanwhile, it must be acknowledged that that condition often appeared less burdensome, and obtained more easy acceptance than the feudal system. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 On this principle the nations of Europe are associated; it is the basis of the feudal system. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 The "feudal system" was now fully established in England, and lands descended from father to son, and were divided up among the dependants on condition of the performance of vassalage. Comic History of England Two things which tended to break down the feudal system and bring more power to the common people were, first, the invention of gunpowder, and, second, the rise of towns. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe Amidst this vast chaos and upon this double ruin was formed the feudal system, which by transformation after transformation became ultimately France. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 But none of these despotic governments was like the feudal system. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 Affinity in families is thus kept up, as in the feudal system, and the institution seems to be of some importance to the several bands. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Would he carry us back to the early stages of barbarism, of clanship, of the feudal system as "a consummation devoutly to be wished?" The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits The protector had become the protected, and the whole fabric of the feudal system was tottering to a fall. The White Company The religious ardor was more strongly felt by the princes of the second order, who held an important place in the feudal system. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 At bottom the feudal system was somewhat better; and it will presently be explained why. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 It should seem that very many of those institutions, referred by an easy solution to the feudal system, are derived from the Celtic barbarians. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Did not the reading of Conservative journals invariably incline her towards Radicalism, and the steady stream of Radical talk round her husband's table invariably set her seeking arguments in favour of the feudal system? The Philosopher's Joke Their impassioned devotion to emancipation of life from external restrictions which operated to the exclusive advantage of the class to whom a past feudal system consigned power, found intellectual formulation in a worship of nature. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education Is it credible that the democracy which has annihilated the feudal system and vanquished kings will respect the citizen and the capitalist? Democracy in America — Volume 1 That is the essential element of the feudal system; therein it differs from every other aristocracy, every other form of government. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 But Europe would have perished without the "feudal system" of the dark ages. The Story of Mankind The feudal system of industry, under which industrial production was monopolised by closed guilds, now no longer sufficed for the growing wants of the new markets. The Communist Manifesto In Hungary the feudal system still exists in all its pristine barbarity; in no country does the hard hand of this oppression bear so heavy upon the lower classes - not even in Russia. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain We have passed the feudal system; they are not yet clear of the patriarchal. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa Thirteenth century.—Abolition of personal right, and of the feudal system in Italy. What is Property? The same causes that led to the development of the feudal system also affected the advocatus. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 It strikes at the root of the whole feudal system. The Rise of Silas Lapham Scolland was one of the tenants of the Earl, and under the feudal system of tenure he took part in the regular guarding of the castle. Yorkshire The word sire signifies seigneur; it belonged to the feudal system, which has ceased to exist. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 If the scheme should answer, what a strange reversion it will be to something like a right reading of the feudal system! The Vicar's Daughter As a free imperial knight he feels himself within his right under the feudal system. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller It is more like some remains of the feudal system, where the retainers sat at the same table with their chief, but below the salt. Life in Mexico The feudal system, in a country half-barbarous, is naturally productive of great anomalies in civil life. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 Johnson called them 'three dowdies,' and said, with as high a spirit as the boldest Baron in the most perfect days of the feudal system, 'An ancient estate should always go to males. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 |
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