RIP Feudalism

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Bob Juch
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RIP Feudalism

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:04 pm

The Channel Island Sark abolished the last remaining feudal system in Europe at the beginning of the month.

Article on the old system:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/th ... 21545.html
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#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:20 pm

Aha! Then it really is time to do away with tipping!
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Re: RIP Feudalism

#3 Post by earendel » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:23 pm

Bob Juch wrote:The Channel Island Sark abolished the last remaining feudal system in Europe at the beginning of the month.

Article on the old system:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/th ... 21545.html
I just saw this on Wikipedia's home page under the "News" section. Lots of fascinating stuff about Sark, including the "Clameur de Haro".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sark
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