the middle class, including merchants, industrialists and professional people and artisans
The Kingdom of Kievan Rus
The Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of England 1160
a member of the heavily armed cavalry. Followed a code of ethics called chivalry.
peasants legally bound to the land
Kingdom of France 1160 Before Philip II
under feudalism a man who served a Lord in military capacity. Swore loyalty and paid homage to the king in exchange for land, provision and political authority