What is feudalism based on?
What was the purpose of feudalism? Feudalism was a system of government enforced by William I. He put this into place after his victory at Hastings. From then on it was used for many years as the system of government in Medieval England. William was forced to put this form of government into place for his own safety. He was a foreigner who had just taken over England and was hated by the English people. He was constantly concerned with the threat of rebellion against him. His rule over England was a forceful one. The Feudal system was his solution to this threat. He needed to reward those that had been loyal to him but at the same time keep them loyal and under his service. So he payed them of with land. After dividing England into plots of land he would present parts of land to nobles. This was on the condition that they stayed loyal to him. They also had to perform duties such as tax collecting. When William was under attack it was the nobles that had to give soldiers and even fight
