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Aim: How did the monarchy in England gain power during th e late Middle Ages ?

D. Merchants who set up a new town would ask the king for protection and for a charter (a document that guaranteed the rights of all the citizens in the town) . In return, the merchants paid the king taxes. . Aim: How did the monarchy in England gain power during th e late Middle Ages ?.

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Aim: How did the monarchy in England gain power during th e late Middle Ages ?

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  1. D. Merchants who set up a new town would ask the king for protection and for a charter (a document that guaranteed the rights of all the citizens in the town). In return, the merchants paid the king taxes.

  2. Aim: How did the monarchy in England gain power during the late Middle Ages? Making Connections: How do you think the growth of towns and the creation of charters might have helped to make the monarchy stronger?

  3. I. Influence of Towns on the Monarchy • Townspeople are willing to pay taxes to the king to get protection from him • King can now afford to hire soldiers – does not have to depend on lords to supply fighting men • Power of the kings increases, power of the lords decreases – feudalism starts to decline!

  4. II. Rise of Nation-States • With monarchs in England and France gaining power, these areas can start to become nation-states. What is a nation-state?

  5. B. Nation-State: An independent nation of people having a common culture and identity. How we think of countries today.

  6. III. English Kings • William the Conqueror (of Normandy) (rules England from 1066-1087) • Battle of Hastings (1066): Invades England, defeats King Harold and the Anglo-Saxons, becomes king. • CombinesAnglo-Saxonand Norman ideas and languages • Creates the Domesday Book: A census with detailed records of land ownership.

  7. B.Henry II (Rules England 1154-1189) • Strengthens the power of the royal courts: Brings more criminal and property cases before these courts • Develops Common Law: Law that was common to the whole kingdom

  8. 3. Tries to bring the church under the control of the royal courts by appointing his friend Thomas a Becket to be archbishop of Canterbury. Beckett refuses to give in to Henry, and gets assassinated.

  9. C.John I (Rules England 1199-1216): Lost English lands in Normandy and northern France to the French, became known as “John Softsword”

  10. Nobles force him to Sign the Magna Carta in 1215 - Guarantees basic political rights (you can’t tax people unless they are represented in the government, jury trial, protection of the law) - Feudal document: Originally, it only gives rights to lords and nobles. - What statement does the Magna Carta make about the power of the king?

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