1. Growth of Royal Power in England and France

2. Do Now (U6D5) February 5, 2014  Complete the Do Now: Strong Monarchs in England  HW: Read the Chapter 9, Section 1 Sections titled “Evolving Traditions of English Government” and “Successful Monarchs in France” on pages 208-211, and then answer the questions on the homework sheet (On the back of today’s do now). Complete Magna Carta Document.

3. PQ1 PQ1: Who is William the Conqueror and how did he establish control in England?

4. England Under William

5. Battle of Hastings (1066)

6. PQ2  How did monarchs (kings) gain power over nobles and the Catholic Church in England?

7. Thomas Becket

8. PQ3  How did evolving relations between the King of England and nobles and the church limit royal power?

9. King John of England r. 1199-1216

10. John’s Troubles  King Henry’s son was untrustworthy  Faced three powerful enemies while ruling England  King Philip II of France  Pope Innocent III  His own English Nobles  Ever since William the Conqueror (1066), England held land in France (Anjou and Normandy)  John lost to Philip and had to give up this land

11. Anjou and Normandy

12. Pope Innocent III vs John

13. John and the Pope  Pope Innocent nominated a new Bishop of Canterbury  John rejected this nomination  Pope Innocent placed all of Britain under the interdict  To lift the interdict, King John had to declare England a fief of the papacy  As a fief, King John had to pay a yearly tax to the Catholic Church

14. John and the Magna Carta (1215)

15. Magna Carta and John’s Abuses of Power  Magna Carta guaranteed  Protected freeman from arbitrary arrest  No new taxes without first consulting his great council of lords and clergy  ASSERTED LORDS HAD RIGHTS  MONARCH MUST OBEY THE LAW

16. MAGNA CARTA  Take a look at the document on the Magna Carta and answer the “Critical Thinking” question at the bottom of the page.  You may write your answers on the back of this paper