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Who gave Charles the Bold his nickname and why?
I am talking about the Duke of Burgundy here.
Wikipedia has a tantalizing footnote (n. 1):
Charles le Téméraire is more accurately translated in English as "the
Rash", but the English speaking ...
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Who swore fealty to his overlord and immediately knocked him down?
I remember a story about a physically strong medieval figure, I believe maybe in Normandy, who swore fealty to some relatively weak overlord, but during the ceremony kicked or knocked the overlord off ...
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Status of merchants in feudal Europe
What was the status of merchants during the feudal age in Europe? Did they, like peasants, serve/have allegiance to certain land owning lord? If yes, do they have different status or privileges from ...
