But Church and Empire gave the European nations a feeling of unity, while feudalism and town autonomy frustrated all attempts of those bodies to become overbearing monarchies.

• 但是，教会和帝国带给欧洲国家的感觉相对和谐，而封建主义和自主团体挫败了人们的尝试，成为咄咄逼人的君主制。