England & France Develop

Invaders Enter England 800s- Danish Vikings Alfred the Great turns them back 1016- Danish King Canute conquered England Vikings and Anglo-Saxons mixed and became one culture Struggle would occur when no heir was living to take the throne

Normans William the Conqueror Battle of Hastings- Oct 1066 Duke of Normandy Descended from Vikings/spoke French Claimed British throne Battle of Hastings- Oct 1066 Took control Foundation for a centralized government

Henry II Descendant of William Married Eleanor of Aquitaine of France Ruled from 1154-1189 He ruled over England and parts of France

Common Law Set up royal courts Collected taxes Settled lawsuits Punished crimes Use of Jury- 12 neighbors of the accused Rulings over the years became a unified body of law known as common law Basis for law in many English speaking countries

Your Turn On your foldable, write down two examples of how the common law affects us today in our society.

After Henry II’s Death His son Richard becomes king Known as Richard the Lionheart Will be instrumental in the Crusades Was compassionate

King John Took over after Richard’s death Taxed people to death No military skills Nobles revolted Forced John to sign a document on June 15, 1215

Magna Carta Signed between King John & nobles No taxation without representation Trial by Jury Protection of law

Your Turn In your foldables, list how the terms in the Magna Carta are similar to our Constitution today.

King Edward Set up a new model of government Known as a Model Parliament 2 chambers House of Commons- knights and burgesses House of Lords- nobles and bishops Parliament provided a check on royal power Does this resemble anything we see in our government today?

France Capetian Dynasty Started with Hugh Capet They ruled from 978-1328 Paris was the capital, power spread from there

Philip II Most powerful Capetian King Increased size of France Seized land from King John of England Wanted a stronger central government

Philip’s Heirs Created something similar to England’s Parliament Called the Estates General 1st Estate- Church leaders 2nd Estate- Great Lords 3rd Estate- commoners, wealthy landowners, merchants

Meeting of all the Estates Estates General Meeting of all the Estates

Problems Unlike England in terms of power Estates General could never limit the King’s power The king could disband or call Estates General into meeting

Your Turn (Ticket Out The Door) On your chart sheet, make a chart for the pros and cons of each government for England, France, and the U.S. List a minimum of 3 pros and 3 cons for EACH government. Hand in at end of class