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I have said that bureaucracy took a great stride in Edward's reign, but it reached its limits under feudalism as far as the nobles were concerned. I HAVE SAID THAT BUREAUCRACY TOOK A GREAT STRIDE IN EDWARD'S REIGN BUT IT REACHED ITS LIMITS UNDER FEUDALISM AS FAR AS THE NOBLES WERE CONCERNED
f his feudatories, while at the same time he had no idea of his having any responsibilities towards the lower part of his subjects. Such a man was specially suited to carrying on the tendency to bureaucratic centralization, which culminated in the Tudor monarchy. He had his struggle with the Baronage, but hard as it was, he was sure not to carry it beyond the due limits of feudalism; to that he was always loyal. He had slain Earl Simon before he was king, while he was but his father’s general; but Earl Simon’s work did not die with him, and henceforward, while the Middle Ages and their feudal hierarchy lasted, it was impossible for either king or barons to do anything which would seriously injure each other’s position; the struggle ended in his reign in a balance of power in England which, on the one hand, prevented any great feudatory becoming a rival of the king, as happened in several instances in France, and on the other hand prevented the king lapsing into a mere despotic monarch. BILITY AS THE CHIEF OF HIS FEUDATORIES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HE HAD NO IDEA OF HIS HAVING ANY RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE LOWER PART OF HIS SUBJECTS SUCH A MAN WAS SPECIALLY SUITED TO CARRYING ON THE TENDENCY TO BE ACRATIC CENTRALIZATION WHICH CULMINATED IN THE TUDOR MONARCHY HE HAD HIS STRUGGLE WITH THE BARONAGE BUT HARD AS IT WAS HE WAS SURE NOT TO CARRY IT BEYOND THE DUE LIMITS OF FEUDALISM TO THAT HE WAS ALWAYS LOYAL HE HAD SLAIN EARL SIMON BEFORE HE WAS KING WHILE HE WAS BUT HIS FATHER'S GENERAL BUT EARL SIMON'S WORK DID NOT DIE WITH HIM AND HENCEFORWARD WHILE THE MIDDLE AGES AND THEIR FEUDAL HIERARCHY LASTED IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR EITHER KING OR BARONS TO DO ANYTHING WHICH WOULD SERIOUSLY INJURE EACH OTHER'S POSITION THE STRUGGLE ENDED IN HIS REIGN IN A BALANCE OF POWER IN ENGLAND WHICH ON THE ONE HAND PREVENTED ANY GREAT FEUDATORY BECOMING A RIVAL OF THE KING AS HAPPENED IN SEVERAL INSTANCES IN FRANCE AND ON THE OTHER HAND PREVENTED THE KING LAPSING INTO A MERE DESPOTIC MONARCH
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