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You must not suppose that there was anything in this war of a national, far less of a race, character. The last series of wars before this time I am now speaking of, in which race feelings counted for much, was the Crusades. YOU MUST NOT SUPPOSE THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THIS WAR OF A NATIONAL FAR LESS OF A RACE CHARACTER THE LAST SERIES OF WARS BEFORE THIS TIME I AM NOW SPEAKING OF IN WHICH RACE FEELINGS COUNTED FOR MUCH WAS THE CRUSADES
ds—namely, that whatever it was, it could not last, but must change into something else. The complete feudalism of the fourteenth century fell, as systems always fall, by its own corruption, and by development of the innate seeds of change, some of which indeed had lain asleep during centuries, to wake up into activity long after the events which had created them were forgotten. The feudal system was naturally one of open war; and the alliances, marriages, and other dealings, family with family, made by the king and potentates, were always leading them into war by giving them legal claims, or at least claims that could be legally pleaded, to the domains of other lords, who took advantage of their being on the spot, of their strength in men or money, or their popularity with the Baronage, to give immediate effect to _their_ claims. Such a war was that by which Edward I. drew on England the enmity of the Scotch; and such again was the great war which Edward III. entered into with France. G IN SUCH PERIODS NAMELY THAT WHATEVER IT WAS IT COULD NOT LAST BUT MUST CHANGE INTO SOMETHING ELSE THE COMPLETE FEUDALISM OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY FELL AS SYSTEMS ALWAYS FALL BY ITS OWN CORRUPTION AND BY DEVELOPMENT OF THE INNATE SEEDS OF CHANGE SOME OF WHICH INDEED HAD LAIN ASLEEP DURING CENTURIES TO WAKE UP INTO ACTIVITY LONG AFTER THE EVENTS WHICH HAD CREATED THEM WERE FORGOTTEN THE FEUDAL SYSTEM WAS NATURALLY ONE OF OPEN WAR AND THE ALLIANCES MARRIAGES AND OTHER DEALINGS FAMILY WITH FAMILY MADE BY THE KING AND POTENTATES WERE ALWAYS LEADING THEM INTO WAR BY GIVING THEM LEGAL CLAIMS OR AT LEAST CLAIMS THAT COULD BE LEGALLY PLEADED TO THE DOMAINS OF OTHER LORDS WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEIR BEING ON THE SPOT OF THEIR STRENGTH IN MEN OR MONEY OR THEIR POPULARITY WITH THE BARONAGE TO GIVE IMMEDIATE EFFECT TO THEIR CLAIMS SUCH A WAR WAS THAT BY WHICH EDWARD THE FIRST DREW IN ENGLAND THE ENMITY OF THE SCOTCH AND SUCH AGAIN WAS THE GREAT WAR WHICH EDWARD THE THIRD ENTERED INTO WITH FRANCE
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