feudal
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The Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 is a fascinating moment because it’s a time when the notion of democracy wasn’t even a twinkle in a feudal servant’s eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Under Mao Zedong, the communist revolutionary who founded the People’s Republic in 1949 and ruled China until his death in 1976, faith was classified as feudal superstition—in the party’s view, no better than fortunetelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Based on Honobu Yonezawa’s 2021 novel and already a smash in Japan, the movie centers on feudal conflicts and the ever-present threat of war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Baelor, a politician and a feudal dynast, might understand on some level that by fighting with Dunk, he is, in his own way, upholding the dignity of the crown and keeping the commoners placated.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
The feudal convention of battle was broken for good, on the Continent as well as in England.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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Vocabulary from the Magna Carta on its 800th Anniversary
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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