At its apex was the king who, in theory at least, owned all the land in his kingdom. Immediately below the king was a group of major landholders who held their land directly from him, his tenants-in-chief. These were the great lords and magnates of the kingdom. In return for their land, they swore to give the king military service; that is, they and their retainers would fight for the king whenever and wherever he chose. .
The tenants-in-chief let out land to their tenants, the lesser barons and lords, on the same terms. This process was repeated all the way down the pyramid to the knight who was the local lord of the manor. The amount of land a man held was directly proportional to the amount of military service he could render. A knight might only be liable to appear at the muster with a horse, his weapons, a suit of chain mail and one or two servants as men-at-arms. A tenant-in-chief would be expected to provide scores of knights and several hundred men-at-arms. .
This decentralization of land-holding and power required that each landholder provide himself with a base from which to operate. This base should also be designed to afford protection to himself, his family and all those who lived on and worked his lands. The great magnates and many of the lesser barons would hold lands in different parts of the kingdom and require several bases. The landholdings of a knight, being much smaller, would usually be concentrated within a single locality and would require only one base. As Mediaeval government was frequently incapable of guaranteeing peace and order, such bases needed to be defensible. Thus the castle was born. .
Although these articles deal with the development of the English Medieval castle by ascribing successive types and forms of castles to various periods in history, only a small number of castles assumed the form we see today in the course of one period of building. Most were the product of several centuries of modification and rebuilding, as new forms of defense were raised to counter new means of attack.
Ireland is a great country with a beautiful nature and a lot of history. ... "The Great Hunger" lasted from 1845 -1849. ... During the First World War Dublin Castle was used as a Red Cross military hospital for British troops who were wounded in battle. At that time the British ruled Ireland. ... He used guerrilla warfare against the British army and the police. ...
Castle Rackrent was published in 1800 at the moment of political union between Ireland and Great Britain. ... " Seen in this light, Sir Murtagh's wife can be potentially represent her incorporation in which assimilates the subaltern and gives birth to a British character. The fear that the Irish character would disintegrate and make room for an identity which isn't true for the Irish is expressed in the preface when Edgeworth announces; "When Ireland loses her identity by a union with Great Britain.... Castle Rackrent is also about class and conflicts and cultural differe...
It was originally compiled on the orders of King Alfred the Great, and subsequently maintained and added to by generations of anonymous scribes until the middle of the 12th century. ... Magnus Maximus, took control of Britain and made an attempt to regain control of the Empire before being defeated. ... When William of Poirtiers, came to England, he landed at Pevensey and built a castle there. ... (Brown 104) The Normans believe their use of castles was an advantage to defeating the Anglo-Saxons. ... For William, castles were the key to his success; everywhere he went he built a castle and w...
Great Advantages of America In Independence War During the second half of the 18th century, the colonies of America wanted an independent country. ... In 1776, Britain declared war to rebelling colonies. ... America did not have a capital city or any big castles. ... The French provided a strong navy to protect America from British attacks. ... The great advantages Americans had combined with their motivation and the logistic problems of England were the key points on this war. ...
The beginning pretty much just described the scenery of where Lord and Lady Arlington, and their son Edward, lived at Arlington Castle in Ireland outside of town, Killarney. Edward was born and raised in Great Britain and is looking for a wife, but not just any wife, he wants one that doesn't like to spend money. Edward is soon married and moves into Arlington Castle with his new bride, now they are referred to as Lady and Lord since Edward's parents died. ... Stromberg all live in Arlington Castle and when Lord Arlington dies he leaves his whole estate to Horita and the children....
Europe during the time of the Great War was almost identical to those situations in the game. ... The Bordeaux, New Castle, Budapest alliance versus the Munich, Yalta, Sicily alliance. ... The Triple Entente including Britain, France, and Russia and Triple Alliance including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were formed. ... Great Britain the decided to create a navy that was two and a half times larger than any other. Germany responded to the move by Britain and expanded their naval units. ...
England history à The history of England begins with the Anglo-Saxons, who invaded Great Britain about ad 449. ... The rising sea level produced the English Channel and made Great Britain an island. ... Anyone whose great-grandfather, grandfather or father had been a King was eligible. ... It was Rufus who is responsible for Carlisle Castle and his brother Henry I (who succeeded him) built a Priory where the Carlisle Cathedral now stands. By 1135 England had lapsed into civil war and the Scots marched on Carlisle reoccupying the Castle. ...
British Authors • Joseph Addison: o 1672-1719, English essayist, poet, and statesman. ... A wealthy dilettante, Beckford had a great desire to ascend to the nobility. ... About 1796 he built in Wiltshire an extravagant Gothic castle, Fonthill Abbey, where he lived in mysterious seclusion and earned himself the reputation of an eccentric. ... His great work, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., appeared in 1791. ... In the 20th cent. great masses of Boswell manuscripts "journals, letters, and other papers "were discovered, most of them at Malahide Castle, Ireland. ...
Violence was inevitable, but not great battles against the British. ... He set up about introducing Home Rule and strengthened the administration in Dublin Castle. ... He recruited ex-soldiers in Britain to deal with the IRA. ... On Sunday 21 November the Squad killed 14 British agents. ... Then that night Dick McKee and Peadar Clancy both IRA officers were murdered in their cells of Dublin Castle. ...
