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... SOCIAL CONDITIONS Classes . - The king was the head of the feudal state . From him , directly or indirectly , nobility and gentry held their land ; each pledged himself to come with his men to the support of his lord in time of need ...
... SOCIAL CONDITIONS Classes . - The king was the head of the feudal state . From him , directly or indirectly , nobility and gentry held their land ; each pledged himself to come with his men to the support of his lord in time of need ...
Pagina 73
... social and political life to which ambitious men turned for preferment . Other gentlemen went into trade ; many merchants were men of power and wealth . The small landowners were very prosperous . Decreased fertility of the soil and the ...
... social and political life to which ambitious men turned for preferment . Other gentlemen went into trade ; many merchants were men of power and wealth . The small landowners were very prosperous . Decreased fertility of the soil and the ...
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... SOCIAL CONDITIONS Classes . - The court at the Restoration was the center of social life , but with the eighteenth century and rulers of foreign up- bringing it decreased in social importance . The nobility and gentry spent most of ...
... SOCIAL CONDITIONS Classes . - The court at the Restoration was the center of social life , but with the eighteenth century and rulers of foreign up- bringing it decreased in social importance . The nobility and gentry spent most of ...
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THE BACKGROUNDS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE | 3 |
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