In this episode, Kings and Generals explores the complex decline of feudalism in Europe. From the rise of centralized monarchies and the growth of towns to major events like the Black Death ...

Europe's historic landscapes ... Five and ten, fifteen years now... Every medieval village had a strict social hierarchy, known as the feudal system. At the top of the pile was the lord.

It discusses the three main institutions of medieval Europe: the Church, the Emperors, and the Nobility, and how they shaped society through the feudal system. The film details the hardship faced ...

Mr Putnam has shown that parts of Italy that were ruled by a feudal monarchy around 1300AD ... but made people wary of outsiders. In Europe this started to change around 500AD, when the Catholic ...

Two that were mentioned were feudal Japan and medieval Europe. "There are two things that come to mind - there is medieval Europe, which would be very interesting trying to play a King Arthur ...