Feudalism is the general term used to describe the political and military system of western Europe during the Middle Ages. The ‘word. feudal comes from a Latin term for fief’. The fief was the estate or land granted by a lord in return for a subject’s loyalty and service. Some fief... Read More
The Battle of Crecy was the first major battle of the Hundred Years’War (1337-1453) and fought at the site of the present village of Crecy, in France. The Hundred Years’ War began in 1337 and continued for more than a century. It was not a single war, but rather a series of skirmishes be... Read More