SOC214H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Age Of Enlightenment, Work Unit, Coverture
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Week 5: families in pre-industrial europe and the. Other craftsmen blacksmiths, etc (producing products) Scott reading important (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1: family in feudal england (5th-14th cen. ) Continual uncertainty, use of arms, struggle with power (through land) Certain families have more land and power than others. Some families can claim royal blood to support and control their territory and power, they have to have armies/teams of people that are loyal and will obey them. In order for king to maintain his power, must have vasels (will go into battle for them) Heads of two lineages arrange for their children to get. Point was to make an alliance with another family married network building. Possibly acquire a better set of connections, better family closer to the kind royal families marry their children to people of other countries so countries support each other. When you marry your son, brides family gives a dowry (huge chunk of land) and probably money.
