I believe it was in the main characters hometown of Sighet, which is roughly located in Hungary.
Answer:
The reason loyalists countined supporting brristsish laws was becuase they were sared of the income if the patroits lost.
They were the members in the Catholic church that held all the power. Since society was based off of the christianity they were also involved in politics. They also were the only ones educated (excluding nobility and royals) in the Medieval times. The ranks from highest to lowest is pope, bishops, priests, monks and nuns.
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