Feudalism in Anglo-Saxon England

Feudalism in Anglo-Saxon England

Author: Joshua Potts May 7, 2020 Duration: 7:49

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“There is a stinking, clamorous atmosphere hanging over the town here, itself heaving with life, oozing out of all wooden and stone structures. Every road is overrun by a mob of peasants making their way in and out of the town, merchants dragging their loaded carts down the dirty tracks and blacksmiths carrying newly tempered hammers and axes to the marketplace.”

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