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Being an aristocrat was a pretty good deal, but becoming one wasn't that simple. In today's sidequest, we're going back to the Middle Ages to see how you can go about becoming an aristocrat!



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Further Reading:

“The Birth of Nobility: Constructing Aristocracy in England and France, 9001300” by David Crouch https://books.google.com/books?id=FdD...
"Nobles and Nobility in Medieval Europe: Concepts, Origins, Transformations" by Anne Duggan https://books.google.com/books?id=sQS...