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Undoubtedly, then, the Norman Conquest made a complete break in the continuity of the history of England. UNDOUBTEDLY THEN THE NORMAN CONQUEST MADE A COMPLETE BREAK IN THE CONTINUITY OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND
 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. 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. It is to this period, therefore, that I wish in the long run to call your attention, and I will only say so much about the earlier period as may be necessary to explain how the people of England got into the position in which they were found by the Statute of Labourers enacted by Edward III., and the Peasants’ Rebellion in the time of his grandson and successor, Richard II.  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 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 IT IS TO THIS PERIOD THEREFORE THAT I WISH IN THE LONG RUN TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION AND I WILL ONLY SAY SO MUCH ABOUT THE EARLIER PERIOD AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EXPLAIN HOW THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND GOT INTO THE POSITION IN WHICH THEY WERE FOUND BY THE STATUTE OF LABORERS ENACTED BY EDWARD THE THIRD AND THE PEASANTS REBELLION IN THE TIME OF HIS GRANDSON AND SUCCESSOR RICHARD THE SECOND
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