Paul studies medieval noble families by reading the official histories those families recorded about themselves. It's tough to say what those stories can really tell us about a world so many ...

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In the medieval feudal system, the nobility were generally those who held a fief, often land or office under vassalage in exchange for military allegiance to their sovereign.