During medieval times, European society was structured around the relationship between landowners and farmers or workers called serfdom.
<h3>What is the medieval period?</h3>
The Middle Ages or medieval period in European history lasted roughly from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, analogous to the post-classical period in global history.
It started with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and progressed to the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.
<h3>What was serfdom?</h3>
Serfdom was a medieval European status in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land as well as the will of his landlord.
The great majority of serfs in medieval Europe made a living by cultivating a plot of land controlled by a lord.
As the description says, serfdom was a medieval European status in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land as well as the will of his landlord.
Therefore, during medieval times, European society was structured around the relationship between landowners and farmers or workers called serfdom.
Paine believed that Britain was unworthy of being called a republic because: 1) The US didn't have any say in what they can or cannot do. (they didn't have a representative 2) The British literally had a king (George III)
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