How did freeholders in medieval times get their land?
Hello friends!
As far as I can tell, the defining characteristic of mature pre-industrial societies is that it's almost impossible to make any money through labor. You make money either through capital (ownership of land or commodities) or by sucking up to people in power (which I suppose is a form of labor!)
I mean it's more complicated than that, of cou…
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