Since 1974 with the publication of Elizabeth A. R. Brown's The Tyranny of a Construct, and Susan Reynolds ' Fiefs and Vassals ( 1994 ), there has been ongoing inconclusive discussion among medieval historians as to whether feudalism is a useful construct for understanding medieval society.

Since at least the 1960s, when Marc Bloch's Feudal Society ( 1939 ) was first translated into English in 1961, many medieval historians have included a broader social aspect that includes not only the nobility but all three estates of the realm, adding the peasantry bonds of manorialism and the estates of the Church ; this is sometimes referred to as " feudal society " since it encompasses all members of society into the feudal system.

Since medieval times monarchs of England and the United Kingdom had ministers in whom they placed special trust and who were regarded as the head of the government.

Since his predecessor Meinfried had already accepted Christianity, it followed that Pribislav had already been baptized in childhood, in contrast to the ideas of medieval chroniclers that the prince had first been baptized as an adult.

Since a medieval spear required only a small amount of steel along the sharpened edges ( most of the spear-tip was wrought iron ), it was an economical weapon.

Since there are rarely any visible remains of these settlements, they are not generally considered ghost towns ; instead, they are referred to in archaeological circles as deserted medieval villages.

Since bacteria were unknown in medieval times, illnesses are evil spirits, which come under Vim.

Since the early medieval era an additional communal role, the Hazzan ( cantor ) has existed as well.

Since most of these usages do not exist anymore, Voragine serves as a valuable source for the study of medieval Marian customs.

Since 1984 Harlaxton Manor has also been the site of the annual Harlaxton Symposium, an interdisciplinary symposium on medieval art, literature, and architecture.

Since at least medieval times there have been hinges to draw bridges for defensive purposes for fortified buildings.

Since the fall of the last of the medieval Serbian states in 1459, the Turks often assaulted the monastery.

Since medieval times it has been part of the Manor of Groby.

Since some medieval writers reckoned the end of the year in September, it is possible that the year referred to is in fact the one we know as 999.

Since medieval times, monarchs have frequently, but not always, chosen to use a name different from their own usual personal name when they inherit a throne.

Since medieval times the measure barrel has been used with different meanings around Europe, from about 100 litres to above 1000 in special cases.

Since the popularization of Sōtō Zen in medieval Japan, Sōtō Zen funeral practices have been a significant point of contact between the monks and laity, and continue to play an important role in lay religious life today.

Since the Achilleis survives in fragments, its text is comparatively more fluid than that of ancient texts with medieval manuscript traditions.

Since the tenth-century renaissance when it was constructed, medieval society had evolved considerably.

Since 1922, the sessions of the Riigikogu have taken place in the Toompea castle, where a new building in the exquisite expressionist and in an unusually modern style was erected to the former courtyard of the medieval castle in 1920 – 1922.

Since all other linguistic terms for broadswords are used to describe a two-handed ( or hand-and-a-half ) type sword, the broadsword's meaning in the late medieval and early Renaissance context should also be that of a two-handed sword.

Since the medieval period the Catholic Church had always been important to the Spanish economy.

Since a barn was built on top of this, the architecture also seeks to both highlight the original medieval structure and the more recent farm buildings.

Since then, many Protestant denominations have made separate pronouncements, in which they not only approved birth control, but declared it at times to be a religious duty.

Since Biblical times, rosaries have been made from jobs-tears -- the seeds of an Asiatic grass.

Since 1949, the St. Louis club has been below on May 1 just four times.

Since Roman times, the hot springs at Aachen have been channelled into baths.

Since the creation of modern indirect fire different armies have done it differently at different times and in different places.

Since 1976, the Polynesian Voyaging Society's Hōkūle ‘ a has crossed the Pacific Ocean many times under navigators who have incorporated this wayfinding technique in their non-instrument navigation.

Since that time, the term Bolshevik has been regarded as obsolete, and relevant only to the pre-Revolutionary times, during the Russian Revolution itself and the Russian Civil War which followed.

Since the episodes with regard to The Monitor Channel and the Bliss Knapp book, the church has at times been accused of attempting to silence dissenters by methods such as delisting them as practitioners in the Christian Science Journal, or excommunicating them.

Since such life utilised strong nuclear forces instead of electromagnetic interactions, it was posited that life might function millions of times faster than typical on Earth.

Since a wife was regarded as property in biblical times, the betrothal ( erusin ) was effected simply by purchasing her from her father ( or guardian ); the girl ’ s consent is not explicitly required by any biblical law.

Since Soviet times, when Ukrainians were recognised as a separate nationality deserving of its own Soviet Republic, such linguistic-political claims had disappeared from circulation.

Since then the standard has been enhanced several times with added features.

Since electrical energy cannot easily be stored in quantities large enough to meet demands on a national scale, at all times exactly as much must be produced as is required.

Since the earliest times, Christians have sung " psalms and hymns and spiritual songs ", both in private devotions and in corporate worship (; ; ; ; ; cf.

Since the stopping force F times that distance must be equal to the head's kinetic energy, it follows that F will be much greater than the original driving force f — roughly, by a factor D / d.

Since the case is the single most expensive part of a loaded round, the more times a case can be re-used, the better.

Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as watermills, sawmills, textile mills, dock cranes, domestic lifts and paint making.

* Since joining the Big East in 1995, a Notre Dame basketball player has been crowned Big East Player of the year 5 times.

Since he is still in his teens, he's shown at times acting like a typical teenage boy ( such as his facial expression after Emma Frost walks by him in episode 3 ).

Since 2002, Conservative Jewish women have been regarded as having undertaken a communal obligation to pray the same prayers at the same times as men, with traditionalist communities and individual women permitted to opt out.

Since Periclean times, jurists were compensated for their sitting in court, with the amount of one day's wages.

Since the rapid development of Kazakhstan the President of Uzbekistan Mr. Karimov has visited Kazakhstan several times.

Since then the Navajo Reservation has been enlarged several times to its current size.

Since very ancient times, the Maldives were ruled by kings ( Radun ) and occasionally queens ( Ranin ).

Since its economy was highly dependent on the rest of the former Soviet Union for energy and raw materials, the breakdown in trade following the breakup of the Soviet Union had a serious effect, exacerbated at times by drought and civil conflict.