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Around the year 1000, as the population increased, towns started to appear. Trade increased in towns because of the Crusades. People who fought in the war saw the amazing cities and buildings in western Europe. When they came back, they left their manors and headed to cities and towns.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine lived from c.1122 - 1204. She was a vassal to the king of France. She became queen when she married Louis VII. Later she divorced Louis and married King Henry II, she was then the queen of England. She gave birth to the future King Richard the Lionheart.

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Manor in the middle ages were self-sufficient. They had a water source like a river, a forest, fields for farming, a mill and a blacksmith shop. There was a big house for the lord who controlled the manor. The lord had the serfs do all of the farming.

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William the Conqueror was the duke of Normandy. he became the king of England after he conquered it. When he settled in England, he gave the knights who helped in the victory land and that started feudalism in England.

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Peasants were the only people who didn't own any land. Because of that they weren't apart of the feudal system. They worked on land owned by knights and nobles and were not free to leave that land. Peasants did not have any formal education.

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Knights fought for and served lords in exchange for land. Knights were usually rich people because of the expensive suits of armor they wore. They also fought on horseback.

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Nobles were vassals of kings and lords of the lower ranking nobles or knights. Noble's power depended on how much land they had, and they got land from kings in return for protection. Lower ranking nobles would have to give the upper ranking nobles food and shelter if needed.

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Kings and queens were the greatest lords of the Middle Ages. Thy had to be born into a monarchy if they were going to be a king or queen. They owned a lot of land, however they gave a lot to their vassals (nobles and knights), in return for protection.  With the land that they had, kings and queens built castles for protection.