Bastard feudalism as well as recruiting local gentry into their affinities. By offering money instead of land, lords could afford to retain more followers. In return for becoming retainers, the gentry would expect to rely on their lord's influence in local and national politics. This practice was known as "maintenance". The retainer might wear his lord's livery badge or the grander form, a livery collar, which could be very useful in a courtroom. Under a weak king, such as Henry VI (reigned 1422–1461 and 1470–1471), the rivalries of magnates might spill over from the courtroom to armed confrontations, thereby perverting justice. Since
From Death to Destiny From Death to Destiny From Death to Destiny is the third studio album by British metalcore band Asking Alexandria. The band released the first single titled "Run Free" on 13 August 2012, via the Sumerian Records YouTube page. The second single titled "The Death of Me", which had been teased several times by band members and a third track on the new album/single "Killing You", Sumerian alike through various social media sites, was released on 28 March 2013, again via the Sumerian Records YouTube page. The live premiere took place the same day, at a performance at the Nile Theatre