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feudal aids
feudal aids. In the English feudal society which followed the Norman Conquest, custom permitted the king, at times of exceptionally heavy expenditure, to take an ‘aid’ (auxilium) from his tenants-in-chief; a lord, similarly, could exact an aid from his free tenants. There was continual conflict about the occasions and amounts of such aids. Magna Carta (1215) listed three occasions when the king, or a lord, might demand a ‘reasonable’, but unspecified, amount. These were: the knighting of his eldest son; the marriage of his eldest daughter (once); and the ransom of his own person from captivity. In 1275 in the statute of Westminster, the king also set a limit on the amounts which could be claimed.
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JOHN CANNON. "feudal aids." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "feudal aids." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-feudalaids.html JOHN CANNON. "feudal aids." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-feudalaids.html |
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feudal aids
feudal aids Following the Norman Conquest, custom permitted the king, at times of exceptionally heavy expenditure, to take an ‘aid’ (auxilium) from his tenants‐in‐chief; a lord, similarly, could exact an aid from his free tenants. Magna Carta (1215) listed three occasions when the king, or a lord, might demand a ‘reasonable’ amount. These were: the knighting of his eldest son; the marriage of his eldest daughter (once); and the ransom of his own person from captivity.
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JOHN CANNON. "feudal aids." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "feudal aids." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-feudalaids.html JOHN CANNON. "feudal aids." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-feudalaids.html |
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aids, feudal
aids, feudal. See feudal aids.
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JOHN CANNON. "aids, feudal." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "aids, feudal." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-aidsfeudal.html JOHN CANNON. "aids, feudal." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-aidsfeudal.html |
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aids, feudal
aids, feudal See feudal aids.
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JOHN CANNON. "aids, feudal." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "aids, feudal." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-aidsfeudal.html JOHN CANNON. "aids, feudal." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-aidsfeudal.html |
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