Feudalism: Magna Carta, Bubonic Plague

The feudalism was a social system ruled by multiple kings then eventually fell. The feudal system is where a monarch makes usually all the decisions about his piece of land. The lords controlled just part of his land. The knights would prevent enemies from attacking the king's land. The peasants/serfs would work on the fields at the manors. They would collect food and money to pay taxes to the lord. There are three main reasons why feudalism fell was the Magna Carta, Bubonic Plague, and the Hundred years war.

The first reason why feudalism fell is the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta were laws signed by King John that gave more rights and liberties to the lords and bishops. This guaranteed the right of all Englishmen, and a and ¨landmark on the road to limited monarchy¨. This supported my claim because limited monarchy meant less power to the Kings and more to ordinary people.

Another reason why feudalism fell was the Bubonic plague. The Bubonic plague was a virus that killed many people. When people started dying the serfs became more valuable because the people who were still alive had important jobs (Knighton). So if the King wanted a serf to work for the King he would want to negotiate. “For there was such a lack of servants and helpers that

The Hundred years’ was a fight that the English and the french fought in. The war had many impacts. Mainly the fall of feudalism. One of the most important fights was the Battle of Crecy. During the Battle of Crecy, the French were amazed on how thick and wholly the longbows shot. They seemed like the arrows that they shot as snow. Many of them were killed at once. Sharp arrows piercing the fighter left and right (Froissart). There was a big power shift because the winners of the Battle of Crecy used only commoners to fight. So that meant the commoners went to a different and higher ranking than before because of their