... the pyramid. They worked on the land that belonged to nobles. Feudalism lasted for many years. The end of feudalism was marked by the growth of commerce and towns. To free them selves from despotic lords, the merchants and artisans supported the kings. Peddlers, traders, and merchants began to move back and forth across the European continent. Their commerce broke down ... after the plague, but landlords refused to lower rents or raise wages. In 1381 various groups of peasants joined together to protest taxes and to argue for more equal treatment. English king Richard II met with the re...

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