1. ENGLISH BUSINESS and LAW

2. TRADE AND TRAVEL 1000 AD TO 1300 AD Trade fairs Grew up near castles Large towns began to develop

3. TRADE AND TRAVEL 1000 AD TO 1300 AD Trade fairs Grew up near castles Large towns began to developCharters Granted by the King Written documents spelled out rules of town

4. MIDDLE CLASS Many young people did not have to Pledge Allegiance Peasants took their share and sold to towns people Merchants Merchants Developed a Middle class.

5. MIDDLE CLASS Businesses need loans Church forbade loaning of money with interest to other Christians… Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest. Deuteronomy 23:19 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? - Luke 6:34-35

6. MIDDLE CLASS Businesses need loans Church forbade loaning of money with interest to other Christians… Jews became the Bankers… Anti-Semitic Further developed Anti-Semitic attitudes

7. GUILDS Represented workers of one occupation Only members could work Secrets passed on only to members Positives Protected quality of work Provided social services

8. GUILDSApprentice at age 7 became a trainee to guild masterJourneyman Salaried workers paid little to prevent competition

9. English Law and Parliament

10. William the Conqueror Brought Norman Feudalism To England 1066 Defeated Defeated England Battle of Hastings

11. Counted every man, woman, child, house, out-house, horse, donkey, cow… in order to create a centralized tax base Centralizing English government William the Conqueror

12. King Henry II 1154 Common LawTurned English customs into Common Law Traveling Justices JurySet up Jury system Unified Legal System

13. Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Beckett opposed once good friend, Henry Thomas Beckett Knights killed Thomas Beckett. Henry denied any part. Political Consequence: Eased regulation state Control of Clergy CONFLICTS WITH POWER OF CHURCH King Henry II 1154

14. King John Was Forced To Sign the Magna Carta 1215

15. King John Was Forced To Sign the Magna Carta 1215 Monarchs must obey LawMonarchs must obey Law Created a Parliamentary ProcedureCreated a Parliamentary Procedure No Taxation without Noble’s approvalNo Taxation without Noble’s approval (Parliamentary Procedure) All shall have access to courtsAll shall have access to courts

16. Edward I 1272 to 1307 Called a Parliament Of Lords and Commons

17. Two house System House of the Lords Nobles & church leaders formed = House of the Lords House of Commons Knights & towns people = House of Commons Edward I 1272 to 1307 Called a Parliament Of Lords and Commons

19. 1200 – 1300 life is pretty good New Towns New Towns Charters Charters Economy growing Economy growing Then…. Then….

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