Political and economic power was concentrated in the hands of lords and their vassals. Castles, each of which dominated the district in which it was situated, were the base for the exercise of that power (Bloch, 147). ... The whole then rose to a single, supreme commander and sovereign, the monarch with nearly unlimited power. The main check on absolute power of the monarch was, clearly, the willingness of the great warriors who were below the apex to serve militarily, for that is the process of feudalism, service. ...

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The restoration of the empire included political, military, economic, social and religious changes. ... He first sought to change this through political restructuring and reform. ... He divided the power with three others, and established four imperial courts, none of them in Rome. His own court he established in Nicomedia, where he could keep a close watch on threatening monarchs and tribes along the eastern borders. ... True freedom is the power to do what is right and this power is given from the Holy Spirit. ...

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