The island with Europe's last feudal system has voted against completely abolishing the role of landowners in its government. After an extraordinary meeting of Sark's parliament, the Chief Pleas, it ...

The ruling body of the Channel Island of Sark, Europe's last feudal state, has voted to introduce a fully democratic government. Owners of the island's 40 tenements (divisions of land) had an ...

It, instead, has roots that date back to Europe’s feudal system. First instituted in England by William the Conqueror in 1066, the early tax system worked this way: A king (or conqueror) took ...

The ruling body of the Channel Island of Sark, Europe's last feudal state, has voted to introduce a fully democratic government. Owners of the island's 40 tenements (divisions of land) had an ...