Two other groups who held power during these times were religious leaders and wealthy merchants.
the church
Pope and church to some extent, but in the late middle ages the kings often fought the Pope and ignored him.
No, it was an not a 'city' in England during the medieval ages, it is possible is was a small town called Wexly, because not many people lived in cities in medieval England, towns were where everyone lived. Either way Great Wexly was not a city in medieval England. It was made up in that book
In medieval times the chain went like this. God The King (God's Representative on Earth) Royalty (The kings family) Nobles Knights Middle class/Specialty workers (Blacksmith, etc.) Landless laborers (Farmers) Slaves
Sulthana had great opposition from the nobles. She could only rule for four years. Nobles did not want a women leader to rule the regin and so she was put to death in the year 1240.
In some cases the powers of kings and great nobles were constrained by the pope and the church. King John had an interdiction against him. It did not lead to the Magna Carta, but did lead to the king acknowledging obedience to the church. In other cases, the powers of greater nobility were constrained by groups of lesser nobility. This was what brought about the Magna Carta. There were a few cases where ordinary common citizens had a powerful role in determining things. The citizens of London importantly threw their support to King Steven over Queen Matilda in the civil war between them. They did this largely because they simply did not like the queen, who treated them with disdain.
FRANCE
the renaissance was more of a revolution there were more scientific discoveries and it was time of great knowledge mainly during the medieval times it was more of "kings and queens serfdom during the renaissance they were eliminating serfdom"
The tzar's were nobles up until 1917 that held the power in Russia.
The statement that the lifestyles of nobles was underprivileged is false. Nobles lived in castles or manors and they had great privileges. Nobles were well-regarded and came from elite families. The statement that nobles handled some of the manual labor in their fields is also false.
Stefan the Great
the great battles medieval game is available and you can download this game from the rapid-share.