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[quote=Xilaw]
I found an interesting image:
[img]http://www2.uncp.edu/home/rwb/feudalismchart1.GIF[/img]
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I find only one thing inexact. There should be a cloud somewhere over the king with gilded characters saying "God".
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Meh, that's the heavenly kingdom. Doesn't give or take anything so it was left out of the diagram, though I like this very much. It gives me more of an insight on the situation. I never really studied about the structure of the medieval society in dept so I'm a little bit ignorant when it comes to that. As for other stuff, I'm more or less moderate. I do my research :)
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Was just doing some irony, don't worry :P
The fact is that before the 17th century none questions on the nature of royal power. It was given for granted that it came directly from God.
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I don't think anything was questioned back then. Everyone just accepted it as it was, either because they were illiterate and uneducated or because they feared the almighty church that was out to get anyone who was going against it's teachings. Dark ages, indeed.