feudalism

Feudalism Feudalism was a system of governing where an upper class (nobility) has certain well-defined responsibilities to the king in return for the use of land (fiefs) exploited with the labor of a peasantry (serfs). The relationships in the feudal system resemble a pyramid. The lowest vassals are at the base and the lines of authority flow up to the peak of the format, the king. Lords and vassals were networked together in a web …

…the close of feudal inhabitancy in 1660. The influence remains in present day Europe. Feudal remnants remain in English constitution. The idea of private ownership and rights of the individual are directly taken from the feudalism. Centralized government exposes the shortcomings of feudalism. For feudalism to last eight centuries, was remarkable. To think that society could be ruled on the bases of verbal commitment and trust was extraordinary. That certainly would not happen in today society.