Middle ages/feudalism

For safety and for defense, people in the Middle Ages formed small communities around a central lord or master. Majority of the people lived on a manor, which consisted of the castle, the church, the village, and the surrounding farm land. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.
The only church in England during the Middle Ages was the Catholic church. The Catholic Church had its own orders, and church leaders like the bishop played a major role in the government. The church leaders mostly came from the r...