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The phrase ‘feudal system’ wasn’t used at the time, but it started to be used by historians from the 18th century onwards to try to describe what life was like in the Middle Ages.

Keywords medieval Europe, Church, Emperors, Nobility, feudal system, peasants, Magna Carta, knighthood, minstrels, Crusades, trade, middle class, Black Death, education, printing press ...