Centuries ago, feudalism flourished on different continents in different ways, but it usually involved a hierarchy of nobility granting land and favors to peasants who worked to serve their masters.

His division of land ownership, the feudal system, solved this. 3. Protecting his soldiers and supporters William needed to quickly find a way to protect his supporters and soldiers in England.

Apparently, it has something to do with the national psychology. While we apportion the biggest blame for feudalism — and, indeed, there are valid reasons for it — we tend to overlook the ...