History A-Level
Manorial system
What Manorial system means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The system under which the peasantry remained largely tied to the land, alongside the traditional rural hierarchy.
Topics that use Manorial system
- 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 – The struggle for Royal Authority, 1174–1189 (AQA A-Level)
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