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The Mediaeval King Problems
Mediaeval king problems are, broadly speaking, a er. How do you keep up, how do you do defenceand keep nmilitary campaigns without paying for a standing army? Cause standing armies are really expensive and have a habit of turning on you. The solution to this emerged in the frankish kings who perfected it. William the conqueror introduced the feudal system where effectively he's likht an owner of 99% of land. It was very cleverly articulated by george henrygeorge george greece: "It's only one step away from slavery" We think we mean this when we say the word 'feudalism', which means something that has been given
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