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Chapter 13:The High Middle Ages Section III: Organized Kingdoms Develop. Big AL World History Period 6 . Main Idea: Conflicts arose in England as a result of the growth of royal power. A. England. Henry II, Common Law, and Conflicts with the Church
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Chapter 13:The High Middle AgesSection III: Organized Kingdoms Develop Big AL World History Period 6
Main Idea: Conflicts arose in England as a result of the growth of royal power. A. England
Henry II, Common Law, and Conflicts with the Church • King Henry II of England, who ruled from 1154 to 1189, became one of the most powerful European monarchs.(king and Queens) • Henry II’s creation of jury systems, courts and other legal reforms contributed to the growth of English common law. • One important feature of the common law system I was that people gave sworn(promised under oath) evidence in a legal trial. A. England
King John, The Magna Carta, and Parliament • King John was the youngest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. • In 1215, a group of English nobles forced John to sign the Magna Carta guaranteeing them certain basic rights. • The 4 rights given to the nobles in the Magna Carta included protection under the law. A. England
Main Idea: The Capetian Dynasty in France succeeded in laying the foundations for a nation-state. B. France
The Capetians • The election of Hugh Capet as king in 987 ended a long struggle among the descendants of Charlemagne. • Starting out with a small region around Paris, Hugh Capet laid foundations of the French monarchy. • Hugh Capet ruled for only nine years, but he was able to establish an important principle of succession: The bishops(church leader) agreed to make monarchy hereditary.(run in the family) B. France
The Hundred Years’ War • In 1337, England invaded, Normandy in France, which caused the beginning of the Hundred Years' War. • The war extended over the regions of five English and five French kings and lasted from 1337 to 1453. • As a result of the war, France assumed much of the same territory that it occupies today as a nation. B. France
Main Idea: Alliances and conflicts united and divided Europe, and Christians succeeded in regaining control of Spain from the Muslims. C. The Holy Roman Empire and Spain
The Holy Roman Empire • Charlemagne’s Empire Continued in various forms for centuries after his death in 1814. • In the 1200s, the Hapsburg family took over the empire. • Nationalism was slower to develop in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire than in other parts of western Europe. C. The Holy Roman Empire and Spain
Christians Reconquer Spain • The Muslims had conquered much of Spain in the early 700’s. • The Christian states of Aragon and Castile in northern Spain began a determined effort to drive the Muslims out of that region. • The expulsion of the Jews from Spain marked a victory for the Spanish Inquisition(a Roman Catholic Church court that enforced the Church’s teaching). C. The Holy Roman Empire and Spain