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At around 1000 some towns appeared. The population of people increased, this cause towns to grow. Also many towns grew because trade increased. Knights began to demand money instead of land, which weakened the manor system. The Crusades led many people to leave their manors.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine lived from C.1122-1204. She was a vassal to the king of France. In 1137 she became the Queen of France by marrying King Louis VII. She divorced Louis and married King Henry II of England and She became the Queen of England. She was the Mother of future king of England, Richard the Lionheart.

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A manor is a large estate owned by a knight or lord. The manor included many buildings such as, a large house or castle for the lord, one church for all the people, fields, a water source, a forest, a mill and a blacksmith shop. The manor was controlled by the lord. What he said was the law. The manor lord would also collect taxes.

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William the Conqueror was a French nobleman. He conqueror England in 1066 at Battle of Hastings. He gave his knights large estates or rewards for fighting. He also introduced feudalism to Europe.

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Peasants were workers were not free to leave their manor. The men that lived at the manor had to farm wheat and vegetables. The women would make clothes, cooked, and cared for children. Peasants owned no land, and they lived on small houses on the manor.

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Knights are warriors that fought on horseback. Knights were vassals of Nobles. They wore suits of armor. Knights would promise to protect, support, and fight for their lord in battle. Their lord would give them fiefs or land, they could accept fiefs from many lords and be vassals to all of them.

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Nobles were vassals of kings and queens. Nobles would fight for their king. Many nobles were also lords of lower knights and nobles. On special occasions, they gave upper lords money. Nobles gave their lord food and shelter. In return kings would give them land. If they gained enough land they could become a more powerful lord.

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The Kings and Queens were the greatest lords in the Middle Ages. They had a birth right to rule. Knights and nobles were there vassals. The Kings and Queens gave land to their vassals in return for protection.