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9.3 The Growth of European Kingdoms

9.3 The Growth of European Kingdoms. Part 1. England in the High Middle Ages. King Alfred the Great ruled Anglo-Saxon England in the 9 th century.

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9.3 The Growth of European Kingdoms

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  1. 9.3 The Growth of European Kingdoms Part 1

  2. England in the High Middle Ages • King Alfred the Great ruled Anglo-Saxon England in the 9th century. • In 1066 though, an army commanded by William of Normandy in present day France defeated King Harold of England and William became the king of England. • He gave Norman knights that were loyal to him land grants or fiefs. • He also started a census for taxation purposes in England. • Henry II enlarged the power of England. He set some common laws that would take the place of local laws and give the central government more power.

  3. Henry also made laws to punish the clergy in royal courts. • In 1215, nobles rebelled against Henry’s grandson King John and forced him to sign the Magna Carta, or Great Charter. • The Magna Carta is the first law to limit a king’s power ever signed. • In later years, the English government set up a legislative branch with two houses called the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

  4. The French Kingdom • The west Frankish lands formed the present day country of France. • Hugh Capet was chosen as king establishing the Capetian empire. • It’s capital was Paris. • The French monarchy grew in power under King Philip II Augustus. • He greatly increased the income of and power of the French monarchy by reclaiming lands that had been lost in earlier conflicts. • Philip IV, known as Philip the Fair, increased the French royal bureaucracy and established a French legislature.

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