Medievalists.net » Newcastle http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The City of York in the time of Henry VIII http://www.medievalists.net/2012/01/31/the-city-of-york-in-the-time-of-henry-viii/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/01/31/the-city-of-york-in-the-time-of-henry-viii/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=28966 During this period, the role of the landed aristocracy was changing. With the creation of a professional standing army, in which soldiers were paid a wage, and the use of foreign mercenaries (think of the Swiss Guard), the traditional military function of the nobility receded.

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