In the medieval times, they had knights, which protected the land. The knights wore at least 30 pounds of armor. In order to be a knight, they had to follow code of behavior called Chilvary. A peasant girl name Joan of Arc, took sides with the French forces and they finally one the war that lasted for 100 years, which was called the 100 year war. This war was between England and France. In a church, the pope was the head of the clergy. Nobles controlled land and gave fiefs to the poor.
Nobles were either barons or princes. At the age of 7, noble children had to leave the household. If a woman was married, they were there husbands property. Women sewed, while men hunted, and knights jousted. Lords were the owners of their manor. He collected taxes from the peasants in his manor. Charlemagne became King of the Franks and expanded the kingdom by capturing other kingdoms. The Crusaders captured the Holy Land. Later on, the Crusaders weakened the nobles, which was one of the reasons Feudalism ended. The Turks controlled the Holy Land right after the Crusades. They then closed pilgrim routes to Jerusalem.