MEDIEVAL PERIODGROUP FOUR

Kaitlyn Chance

Jack Obrien

Ryan Walters

Michael Mannering

David Hestera

HOW DID HENRY II CHANGE ENGLAND’S JUDICIAL SYSTEM?

H

enry II set up royal court, systems of English juries

and formed the common law

WHAT WAS THE MAGNA CARTA AND WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT?

A

document agreement between the king and the

barons, limiting the kings power and giving the

barons more power.

I

t was significant because it set them up for a

democracy.

WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR? BLACK DEATH?

WARS OF ROSES?

T

hose events led to the weakness of England because

they lost most of their French possessions in the 100

year war, half of their population to the black death,

and they were divided between two powers; house of

Lancaster (red rose) and house of York (white rose)

WHAT IS FEUDALISM?

F

eudalism is a political and economic system that

William the conqueror introduced into England

where the king owns all the land and splits it up for

himself, the church and the barons. Feudalism chain

of command; peasants led by the barons- barons led

by the king.

WHAT FACTORS WOULD BE LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO CONFLICT BETWEEN THE

MONARCHY AND THE CHURCH?

T

he churched tremendous power including the ability to

levy taxes, make its own laws, run its own courts and

excommunication of kings and noble men (banning them

from the church)

T

his led to a betrayal of king henry by a friend who favored

the churched interest more than the crown.

IS CHIVALRY DEAD? EXPLAIN

C

hivalry is dead between men and women. There are

no romantic heroes anymore and couples are not

entertained by music and tales of king Arthur. None

of the “voice from the times” are still in effect.