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However, this step which Duke William was forced to take further influenced the future of the country by creating the great order of the Baronage, and the history of the early period of England is pretty much that of the struggle of the king with the Baronage and the Church. HOWEVER THIS STEP WHICH DUKE WILLIAM WAS FORCED TO TAKE FURTHER INFLUENCED THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY BY CREATING THE GREAT ORDER OF THE BARONAGE AND THE HISTORY OF THE EARLY PERIOD OF ENGLAND IS PRETTY MUCH THAT OF THE STRUGGLE OF THE KING WITH THE BARONAGE AND THE CHURCH
, which determined the future destiny of the country. What he did was to quarter upon England an army of feudal vassals drawn from his obedient dukedom, and to hand over to them the lordship of the land of England in return for their military service to him, the suzerain of them all. Thenceforward, it was under the rule of these foreign landlords that the people of England had to develop. The development of the country as a Teutonic people was checked and turned aside by this event. Duke William brought, in fact, his Normandy into England, which was thereby changed from a Teutonic people (Old-Norse theod), with the tribal customary law still in use among them, into a province of Romanized Feudal Europe, a piece of France, in short; and though in time she did grow into another England again, she missed for ever in her laws, and still more in her language and her literature, the chance of developing into a great homogeneous Teutonic people infused usefully with a mixture of Celtic blood. ERENT COURSE OF ACTION WHICH DETERMINED THE FUTURE DESTINY OF THE COUNTRY WHAT HE DID WAS TO QUARTER UPON ENGLAND AN ARMY OF FEUDAL VASSALS DRAWN FROM HIS OBEDIENT DUKEDOM AND TO HAND OVER TO THEM THE LORDSHIP OF THE LAND OF ENGLAND IN RETURN FOR THEIR MILITARY SERVICE TO HIM THE SUZERAIN OF THEM ALL THENCEFORWARD IT WAS UNDER THE RULE OF THESE FOREIGN LANDLORDS THAT THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND HAD TO DEVELOP THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY AS A TEUTONIC PEOPLE WAS CHECKED AND TURNED ASIDE BY THIS EVENT DUKE WILLIAM BROUGHT IN FACT HIS NORMANDY INTO ENGLAND WHICH WAS THEREBY CHANGED FROM A TEUTONIC PEOPLE OLD NORSE THEIOD WITH THE TRIBAL CUSTOMARY LAW STILL IN USE AMONG THEM INTO A PROVINCE OF ROMANIZED FEUDAL EUROPE A PIECE OF FRANCE IN SHORT AND THOUGH IN TIME SHE DID GROW INTO ANOTHER ENGLAND AGAIN SHE MISSED FOREVER IN HER LAWS AND STILL MORE IN HER LANGUAGE AND HER LITERATURE THE CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INTO A GREAT HOMOGENEOUS TEUTONIC PEOPLE INFUSED USEFULLY WITH A MIXTURE OF CELTIC BLOOD
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