Politics

Essential Question: What was the political system like in the Medieval period? How were towns, villages, and countries ran and by whom? = = = = The Political System = =  ** The political system of the Middle Ages was called feudalism when the king was at the top followed by his Lords, Knights, and Bishop. The peasants were at the bottom of the heap. **



The Towns and Villages



The towns and the villages during the medieval period grew in size because of the Black Death. The towns where built on trade and the elite in the town where merchants. Merchant guild controlled government and they clashed with craft guilds for power. Town characters became the source for royal revenue. The villages did not often exceed one hundred people. Life in the village was rude and rough, The peasants labored from sunrise to sunset ate coarse fare and lived in huts. If the peasants had a just and generous lord, they probably led fairly comfortable exsitance.



Who Ruled????

Edward the Confessor, was famous in history for being the last Saxon king of England. He ruled England from 1042 until his death 1066. What made his rule so famous was that it marked the transition between the 10th century West Saxon kingships to Norman Monarchy.

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