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ABSTRACT<br />
In the period between the eleventh <strong>and</strong> the thirteenth centuries migrations<br />
from the Frankish heartl<strong>and</strong> into different parts of Europe created a situation in which<br />
we see the “Europeanization of Europe”. In the course of time, in terms of tenurial<br />
structure, l<strong>and</strong>holding, ecclesiastical <strong>and</strong> military systems as well as onomastics,<br />
different regions of Europe implemented similar patterns. This <strong>thesis</strong> examines <strong>this</strong><br />
process through a local study of eastern Suffolk in Engl<strong>and</strong> between 1066 <strong>and</strong> 1166.<br />
In the first place, the identity, l<strong>and</strong>holdings <strong>and</strong> tenants of the post-Conquest<br />
lords in eastern Suffolk are examined, looking at the origin of the lords, their<br />
relationship with the king <strong>and</strong> the date at which they acquired their l<strong>and</strong>s. Secondly,<br />
the <strong>thesis</strong> deals with the administrative <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>holding system <strong>and</strong> addresses the<br />
questions: how much they changed <strong>and</strong> how far <strong>this</strong> can be related to ‘feudalism’.<br />
Finally, military <strong>and</strong> ecclesiastical changes are discussed.<br />
The conclusion of the <strong>thesis</strong> is <strong>that</strong>, although “Europeanization” helps explain<br />
some of the changes, some things did not change, while others changed not so much<br />
through the sp<strong>read</strong> of European practices as through the circumstances of post-<br />
Conquest Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> eastern Suffolk.<br />
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