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To be a king or queen you have to be born into royalty . The nobles and knights were their vassals. They had castles built for protection. Kings and queens gave their vassals land in return of protection. The kings and queens were the greatest lords. The kings and queens had a monarchy government.

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The nobles were vassals to the kings, and they were lords to the lower ranking nobles and knights. The nobles fought for the king and in return they received land. The nobles gave upper lords money on special occasions. The nobles also gave upper lords food and shelter if needed. The nobles became lords if they gained enough land.

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The knights served noble lords and received land. They fought for the noble lords and they fought on horse back and hand to hand. When the knight fought they fought in suits of armor.

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William sailed to England and defeated the England king. When William won he declared himself king of England. William rewarded his knights  bu giving them large estates of land. This was the beginning of feudalism in England.

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Most peasants didn't own land but some did. Peasants grew vegetables and they lived in small houses. They also harvested crops also, the peasants weren't part of the feudal system. The peasants mostly farmer or and worked on lands owned by nobles and knights. Peasants couldn't read or write and the couldn't leave the land.

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Eleanor lived from 1122 to 1137. Elanor was one of the most important person in middle ages she also rules Aquitaine. In 1137 she became queen of France.
Eleanor was a vassal to the king of France. In 1377 she married King Louis the 7. Strangely she divorced him and married Henry the 2 of England so then, Eleanor became queen of England. Eleanor was the mother of a future king Richard the Lion head.

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In manor life the king made all designations and had all the power.Large estates of land were owned by knight or lord is called a Manor. Peasants gave knight food and payments.Knight got land from the king and the peasants farmed the land.The manor included large houses or a castle, pastures, fields, and forests, also village where the peasants worked.

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Most people lived in small houses on a manors. Around the year 100 the situation began to change . Towns became large cities at the same time new towns appeared. Europe's population began to grow mostly because there was more food. Trade was increasing. The knights were unhappy of only getting land so they demanded they get money instead of land. The knights demanding money instead of land weakened the manor system . The plague also weakened the manor. The Crusades led to people leaving the manor.