What were the causes of the fall of the feudal system?

This led to the establishment of the Church of England and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It was the final 'nail in the coffin' of the Medieval Feudal System, feudalism, in England. read more

From a European perspective, the Black Death initiated the end of the Feudal system. During the fourteenth century, the black death killed two-thirds of the population in Europe. With a lack of serfs to tend to the land, both peasants and lords moved to cities for work. read more

In 1660, feudalism was outlawed in England. By the start of the French Revolution in 1789, feudalism ceased to exist in France. The lords in these countries who once ruled over serfs became the aristocracy. In Germany, the feudal system was replaced by small royal states until the 19th century and the unification of Prussia. read more

Feudalism in Europe was the dominant political system from 900 to 1300, but feudalism took root in Roman and Germanic cultures. The Romans also granted land to a person in return for protection, and a person could be exempted from a king's power in certain feudal systems. read more