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That period of the fourteenth century united the developments of the elements which had been stirring in Europe since the final fall of the Roman Empire, and England shared in the general feeling and spirit of the age, although, from its position, the course of its history, and to a certain extent the lives of its people, were different. THAT PERIOD OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY UNITED THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE ELEMENTS WHICH HAD BEEN STIRRING IN EUROPE SINCE THE FINAL FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND ENGLAND SHARED IN THE GENERAL FEELING AND SPIRIT OF THE AGE ALTHOUGH FROM ITS POSITION THE COURSE OF ITS HISTORY AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT THE LIVES OF ITS PEOPLE WERE DIFFERENT
er from their conquests when they had become complete, and when, consequently, mere immediate violence had disappeared from them; their feeling was tribal rather than national; but they could have no sense of tribal unity with the varied populations of the provinces which mere dynastical events had strung together into the dominion, the manor, one may say, of the foreign princes of Normandy and Anjou; and, as the kings who ruled them gradually got pushed out of their French possessions, England began to struggle against the domination of men felt to be foreigners, and so gradually became conscious of her separate nationality, though still only in a fashion, as the manor of an _English_ lord. It is beyond the scope of this piece to give anything like a connected story, even of the slightest, of the course of events between the conquest of Duke William and the fully developed mediæval period of the fourteenth century, which is the England that I have before my eyes as Mediæval or Feudal.  AND DID NOT SUFFER FROM THEIR CONQUESTS WHEN THEY HAD BECOME COMPLETE AND WHEN CONSEQUENTLY MERE IMMEDIATE VIOLENCE HAD DISAPPEARED FROM THEM THEIR FEELING WAS TRIBAL RATHER THAN NATIONAL BUT THEY COULD HAVE NO SENSE OF TRIBAL UNITY WITH THE VARIED POPULATIONS OF THE PROVINCES WHICH MERE DYNASTICAL EVENTS HAD STRUNG TOGETHER INTO THE DOMINION THE MANNER ONE MAY SAY OF THE FOREIGN PRINCES OF NORMANDY AND ANJOU AND AS THE KINGS WHO RULED THEM GRADUALLY GOT PUSHED OUT OF THEIR FRENCH POSSESSIONS ENGLAND BEGAN TO STRUGGLE AGAINST THE DOMINATION OF MEN FELT TO BE FOREIGNERS AND SO GRADUALLY BECAME CONSCIOUS OF HER SEPARATE NATIONALITY THOUGH STILL ONLY IN A FASHION AS THE MANNER OF AN ENGLISH LORD IT IS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THIS PEACE TO GIVE ANYTHING LIKE A CONNECTED STORY EVEN OF THE SLIGHTEST OF THE COURSE OF EVENTS BETWEEN THE CONQUEST OF DUKE WILLIAM AND THE FULLY DEVELOPED MEDIAEVAL PERIOD OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY WHICH IS THE ENGLAND THAT I HAVE BEFORE MY EYES AS MEDIAEVAL OR FEUDAL
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