Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
Scutage — A *fine or money paid in lieu of military service i.e. shield money; tax on an estate. The Latin form was scutagium. Land held of the king by tenants in chief owed military service, i.e. the supply of a specified number of knights when called… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Scutage — The tax of scutage or escuage, in the law of England under the feudal system, allowed a knight to buy out of the military service due to the Crown from the holder of a knight s fee. Its name derived from the knightly shield (in Latin: scutum ).… … Wikipedia
Rollo (manuscrito) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rollo de los Salmos. Uno de los Rollos del Mar Muerto. Aprox. 100 a.C. Soporte: Pergamino (Piel de becerro) Formato: Volumen Un rollo es, en términos de manuscritos antiguos, una larga lámina de papiro o pergamino en … Wikipedia Español
Knight-service — was the dominant and distinctive tenure of land as a fief associated with a knight under the English feudal system.Early historyIt is associated in its origin with that development in warfare which made the mailed horseman, armed with lance and… … Wikipedia
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
Henry II — 1. ( Henry the Saint ) 973 1024, king of Germany 1002 24 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1014 24. 2. ( Curtmantle ) 1133 89, king of England 1154 89: first king of the Plantagenet line (grandson of Henry I of England). 3. 1519 59, king of… … Universalium
Magna Carta — • The charter of liberties granted by King John of England in 1215 and confirmed with modifications by Henry III in 1216, 1217, and 1225 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Magna Carta Magna Carta … Catholic encyclopedia
England (Before the Reformation) — England (Before the Reformation) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► England (Before the Reformation) This term England is here restricted to one constituent, the largest and most populous, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.… … Catholic encyclopedia
John of England — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name = John title = King of England; Lord of Ireland imgw= 180px caption = reign = 6 April 1199 – 18/19 October 1216 predecessor = Richard I successor = Henry III spouse = Isabella of Gloucester (1189–1199)… … Wikipedia
Carucage — Some carucages were assessed on ploughteams, such as this four ox team plough, redrawn from the Luttrell Psalter, an illuminated manuscript of c. 1330 … Wikipedia
