The Feudal System The feudal system, with all its injustices, was destined to collapse. A system that divided society into different social classes and forced the lower social classes into submission was surely destined to be overthrown by the very people it repressed. In fact, in the 18th century the feudal system was officially abolished after reading a report on the misery and disorder that reigned throughout Europe. Although the decree abolishing the feudal system was only officially written at the end of the 1700s, change had been in the air since the beginning of the 13th century. People rebelled, burned villages and abandoned farms, and every form of authority was overthrown. After more than 1000 years, the feudal system no longer existed. In hindsight, many people of the time might agree that the feudal system was indeed destined to crumble. But why did the very people he was designed to protect overthrow the feudal system? The feudal system existed in Europe from the collapse of the Roman Empire, around 400 AD, until the Renaissance period, around 1400 AD. The collapse of the Roman Empire is believed to have led to the development of the feudal system. As the Roman Empire began to weaken and suffered defeat on the border with Northern and Eastern Europe, the emperors had to develop a system that would ensure supplies for the Roman armies. Thus the feudal system was developed and eventually adopted throughout Europe. Under this system, a local dignitary was in charge of an area of ​​land and the farmers of that area worked the land to provide for the local lord. The peasants were given land for their use; however, a high percentage of the f... half of the paper... of their wealth. The fees of priests and churches were abolished, and in their place the minimum salary of parish priests was increased. However, the part of the decree that perhaps truly sealed the end of the feudal system and its unjust social classes came from Article , civil or military; and no profession shall imply any exemption." Bibliography: JH Robinson, ed. Readings in European History.HR Cowie (1987), Obedience or Choice, The Major Issues of the Modern World, The Jacaranda Press, The British Library. www.england-info.com/pages/history.htmlTierney, Brian. Kagan, Donald. Williams, L. Pierce. Feudalism: cause and cure of anarchy. Random House www.faculty.acu.edu/~appletonl/mb1/ma.htm