What went wrong?

>>2135860
The continuing growth of the Bureaucracies. They required more and more literate peasant clerks in order to run their Kingdoms, and relied less and less on the loyalty of vassals. Meanwhile the increasing centralization of the medieval Kingdoms reduced the dependence on feudal fiefs for military matters. Gradually this rendered the old Nobility irrelevant, and left them with nothing at all to do but waste away their days in tournaments and other activities.

>>2135860
Turns out heavy cavalry isnt the force it was in the face of pike and shot and cannons.

Oldfags just salty.

>>2135877
Quality answer.

>>2135860
Jews

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We can't really know which past he is referring to exactly. Is he referring to the older but somewhat contemporary generation like Grandpa, Old Grandpa and such ? Or is he referring to the more ancient chivalry of old (dressed anachronistically, as usual).

And he blames games and leisure-seeking for the decadence of chivalry, or is he aware of the technological and tactical change that have brought in the demise of heavy cavalry, hence the different role nobles of his time must played ?

>>2135930
Oh btw : it's 04:15 here and I've took lorazépam because I can't sleep, so good luck understanding my English.

>>2135930
> http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A14757.0001.001/1:2?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
Well, you can read the full text if you are interested.