Set in a Silver Sea: The Island Peoples from Earliest Times to the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1Collins, 1984 - 470 pages |
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... lord . The unsuccessful runner - up or ' Competitor ' - old Robert Bruce , who had fought by Edward's side at Evesham - avoided acknowledging his rival's claim by relinquishing his rights to his son , the earl of Carrick who , with the ...
... lord . The unsuccessful runner - up or ' Competitor ' - old Robert Bruce , who had fought by Edward's side at Evesham - avoided acknowledging his rival's claim by relinquishing his rights to his son , the earl of Carrick who , with the ...
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... lords for services which they regarded as unjust and oppressive . It was against the lord's officers and agents that the peasant's indignation was , in particular , directed . From the receivers and bailiffs who wrung from him the ...
... lords for services which they regarded as unjust and oppressive . It was against the lord's officers and agents that the peasant's indignation was , in particular , directed . From the receivers and bailiffs who wrung from him the ...
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... lord's agreement was necessary or by residence for a year and a day in a chartered borough . There were many types of villein . They ranged from substantial farmers , employing other men's services and commuting for their own by money ...
... lord's agreement was necessary or by residence for a year and a day in a chartered borough . There were many types of villein . They ranged from substantial farmers , employing other men's services and commuting for their own by money ...
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Silent Vanished Races | 1 |
The Coming of the English | 15 |
The Faith | 24 |
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