Churchill employs contrasts to highlight shifts in power dynamics.

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But even in Wessex the idea still persisted that the tie of lord and man was primarily personal, so that a free man could go from one lord to another and transfer his land with him. … Thus the landed pyramid rose up tier by tier to the King, until every acre in the country could be registered as held of somebody by some form of service. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 285

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  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 285
  • XREF: connects to: Churchill contrasts the leadership styles of Gladstone and Disraeli. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1854; Churchill uses vivid descriptions to illustrate political tensions in his narrative. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1900; Churchill conveys complex political dynamics through detailed narrative. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1651 (+2 more)

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