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Re: 'Knights fees' ... what were they ?
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 28 June 08 16:32 BST (UK) »
There seems to be a lot of discussion about how big hides and hundreds are/were.
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Re: 'Knights fees' ... what were they ?
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 28 June 08 16:34 BST (UK) »
It was the institution of fees for the rent and use of land that brought about the feudal system. Fee derives from a Latin root which also gives us the word Feudal.

William I [The Conqueror] owned England outright.  His barons held estates in fee from him, something rather large - even up to about a quarter of a county. They were obligated to provide trained soldiers when required by the King or money in lieu. They achieved that by leasing manors to Knights who would in turn lease lands to yeomen who had the end requirement to provide men at arms.

There was no standing army at that time.
Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena.
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Re: 'Knights fees' ... what were they ?
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 28 June 08 19:30 BST (UK) »
The Queen is still the legal owner of the UK  :o
Explanatory notes to the Land Registration Act 2002.
The Crown is the only absolute owner of land in England and Wales: all others hold an estate in land. Estates, which derive from feudal terms of tenure, originally took many forms but were reduced by the Law of Property Act 1925 to two, an estate in fee simple “freehold” – and an estate for a term of years – “leasehold”.’ Fee simple is a medieval term for the sum paid to represent the fact that freehold is a tenancy, with the Monarch the ultimate landowner.

In fact Queen Elizabeth II is claimed to be the largest landowner on Earth

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Re: 'Knights fees' ... what were they ?
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 28 June 08 19:33 BST (UK) »
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The Queen is still the legal owner of the UK



Well the bit she owns here in Wales needs its grass cutting ... do you think one of her boys would do the job for me ?? 

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