Ep. 8: Medieval Villages and Manorial Law

by The Catholic Esquire | Posted on

As feudalism developed, so did the villages and manors where the free and unfree peasants lived. Customary manorial law and manorial courts provided necessary legal and political structure for both lords and peasants. This episode explains who these peasants were and the law of the manor that governed their lives.

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The Catholic Esquire is a traditional Catholic who attends the Traditional Latin Mass and holds a Juris Doctor degree, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and is a licensed attorney who has litigated cases for fifteen years. "Esquire" is still a term commonly used to refer to attorneys at law in the United States. It was originally a feudal rank in the Middle Ages just below a knight, which reminds modern Americans that our Western cultural heritage is rooted in a well-ordered society dating back centuries.

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